As typical, I cannot go to Florida without adding a palm tree to my sketchbook. This one was at the club we are working on, Boca Woods Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. It is always great to see color since all of the trees in New England are already bare. Pilot Namiki fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
A quick trip to the beach before multiple meetings later in the day. Nestled between Fort Lauderdale and Miami is Hollywood, a classic Florida beachtown that’s enchanted visitors since the 1920’s. Hollywood Beach features a one-of-a-kind oceanfront promenade called the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk that stretches nearly two and a half miles along the Atlantic. Named one of America’s Best Beach Boardwalks by Travel + Leisure magazine, this brick-paved thoroughfare is a haven for joggers, bicyclists, roller-bladers and all who’d prefer to take in the action from the comfort of one of the countless eateries and cafés along the way. Prismacolor Art pens with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook.
Cooks Brook Beach is located in beautiful Eastham, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The beach is located on the bay side of the cape. This is a view of the dunes at the edge of the beach just before sunset on a cloudy fall day. This was my first sketch in a Stillman and Birn Beta sketchbook. The paper is 2x as heavy as the Alpha sketchbook. It takes the watercolor beautifully. I bought this because Jerry’s Artarama was out of the Alpha sketchbooks. I think this will be my sketchbook in the future.
A quick sketch based on a graphic used on Face Book. The flags were added to show the unity with the country and people of France. The terrible terrorist attacks on one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Faber-Castell Pitt art pen with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Harper’s Farm & Garden is a fourth generation family farm owned and operated by David Harper. The farm was originally located in Greenwich, MA and relocated to Lancaster, MA in 1903 by the great grandfather William Harper. This farm stand located on rte 117 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The farm is displaying pumpkins and some late mums on the exterior late in the fall season. Lamy fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Rememberance Day, celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of World War I; major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. The United States previously observed Armistice Day. The U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. This sketch is from a photograph from my friend Robin who works for the United States Coast Guard. Faber-Castel Pitt fine liner with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
This structure is located across the street from our office. It was constructed in the 1920’s as a mill building along the Seekonk River. The style is a typical industrial building from that era with a 2-story saw tooth weave shed. The angled saw tooth shed contained a series of roof windows on the saw tooth to maximize natural light into the interior of the working floors. The structure is brick and heavy timber construction. Faber-Castell Pitt art pens with watercolor and colored pencils.
Trying to catch up on some of my scanning that was missed during the year. This is a very interesting front porch on a house on Main Street in Middleboro, Massachusetts. Main Street is was where the wealthy built their houses as the town developed so this house must be historic. I have not seen any other style like this with the vase like columns supporting the roof. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn Alpha sketchbook.
The conclusion of another wonderful weekend. Swordfish on the Grill, a roaring fire and a martini. The reflections in the glasses was difficult. I think the fire through the martini glass should have been more of a glow and the olive oil bottle looks more like mustard in the scan. Faber-Castell Pitt art pen (.005) and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha sketchbook.
Today we visited the Truro Public Library for an Art opening sponsored by our favorite art gallery – The Addison Gallery in Orleans, Massachusetts. The opening was for “In Hopper’s Town” – Celebrating the work of contemporary artists inspired by Edward Hopper and Truro, the town he chose to build his home and to paint for decades. It was a fantastic event with wonderful artists and their works. Amazing talent. This is sketch of the library entrance as dusk was falling. I like the richness of the foreground building with the layers of colors. The scan washed out some of the depth overall, but I should have darkened the entire building more. Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens with Daniel Smith and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 