Pen and Ink – Page 17 – A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY

Pump Station

November 5, 2015November 8, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A watercolor sketch of one of the pump stations on Assawompset Pond in Lakeville, Massachusetts. There was still a little color on the horizon from the sunrise an hour earlier. I did not notice until I scanned this image that my structure on the left is leaning a little, oops. Assawompset Pond is a reservoir/pond within the towns of Lakeville and Middleboro in southeastern Massachusetts. At almost four square miles, it is the largest natural lake in Massachusetts. It is known in Wampanoag (local Indian tribe) as Place of the White Stones and is host for the largest Alewife (Herring) run in the eastern seaboard. In the early spring the Nemasket River runs black with fish heading for the spawning grounds. The origins of the King Philip’s War started with the discovery of John Sassamon’s body that was slipped under the ice on the pond and found the following spring. The outcome of the trial sparked the beginning of hostilities. Faber-Castell Pitt art pens with Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Fall Window

November 4, 2015November 6, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

“A breeze, a forgotten summer, a smile, all can fit into a storefront window.” – Dejan Stojenovic A wonderful window set within a brick wall and encased in beautiful fall foliage. The small metal pipe bench held a terra cotta pot with bright petunias that are holding onto the last of the summer warmth. Faber-Castell Art pens with Holbein and Mission watercolors in an Alpha Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Seekonk River

November 3, 2015November 6, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

This is a view that I saw as I was returning to the office from and appointment. The view is of the Seekonk River as seen from East Providence, Rhode Island. The foliage, hanging vines and cut telephone pole in the foreground made an interesting silhouette against the train bridge in the mid range and the hills in the distance. Prismacolor Art pen with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Tablescape

November 2, 2015November 4, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

A very quick sketch of a lamp and raffia pumpkin on a table in the breakfast room at the hotel I was staying at. The lamp was detailed in bronze and the pumpkins were made of stiff raffia. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

The Rock and the Tree

November 1, 2015November 2, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

I think this is similar to the chicken and the egg. This sketch is of a large split rock and a tree growing in the gap. You cannot tell if the tree grew and split the boulder or if the boulder was split and the tree grew in the crack. The boulder is a perfect split like it was sawn in two. This is located in a parking lot adjacent to a fish and tackle store. Very interesting and wonderful the power of nature. Black Prismacolor Art Pens in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Halloween

October 31, 2015November 1, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

This is a more graphic image that is more fitting for Halloween. Halloween; a contraction of All Hallows’ Evening, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. According to one view, All Hallows’ Eve is a Christianized observance influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain. Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins into Jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories and watching horror films. Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Savvy on Main

October 30, 2015November 4, 2015waynejacques5 Comments

A view of some of the local shops in the quaint village of Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. I was sitting in the parking lot of Savvy on Main (part of the foreground sign) sketching the shops across Main Street. Lamy Safari fountain pen with Noodler’s ink and Pelikan watercolors in a 9″ x 12″ Stillman and Birn Alpha sketchbook.

2015 Workd Series

October 29, 2015November 1, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Being a former collegiate baseball player, I love this time of year with championship in baseball ,the World Series, being played. This year it is between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. The Royals have not won the championship since 1985 and the Mets last one it in 1986. This is a sketch of a baseball and the two team logos using a Lamy Safari fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Kool Kone

October 28, 2015November 1, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Finally catching up with the scanning of my sketches. Kool Kone is a local favorite in Wareham, Massachusetts. It is open during the summer season and is always busy serving up ice cream treats burgers and sandwiches along with excellent fired favorites like clams, scallops and fish. This view is of a small corner of the order windows that face the street. We have to get there one more time before they close for the season. Prismacolor Art Pens with Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Pineapple

October 27, 2015November 1, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Pineapples have exceptional juiciness and a vibrant tropical flavor that balances the tastes of sweet and tart. They are second only to bananas as America’s favorite tropical fruit. Pineapples are a composite of many flowers whose individual fruitlets fuse together around a central core. Each fruitlet can be identified by an “eye,” the rough spiny marking on the pineapple’s surface. Pineapples have a wide cylindrical shape, a scaly green, brown or yellow skin and a regal crown of spiny, blue-green leaves and fibrous yellow flesh. The area closer to the base of the fruit has more sugar content and therefore a sweeter taste and more tender texture. Lamy Safari fountain pen with Noodler’s Black Ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.