Pen and Ink – Page 23 – A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY

Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder House

August 21, 2015August 22, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

Today we had our company summer party at Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder House at Oakland Beach in Warwick, Rhode Island. We recently designed a new structure adjacent to the classic beach stand. Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder house is one of Rhode Island’s famous landmarks as well as the oldest beach stand in RI. It was built in 1924. The building has survived two major hurricanes and was standing on its original structure until it was renovated in 2008. The beach stand was originally called Gus’s. Gaetano Gravino worked at Gus’s and in 1989 he purchased the beach stand. Great time, camaraderie and plenty of food. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s ink and Holbein watercolors in an Alpha series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Ridgewood Avenue School

August 19, 2015August 20, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A little free time prior to another country club meeting. Ridgewood Avenue School is an upper elementary school with approximately 600 students in Grades 3-6. The school builds on the foundation skills learned in the primary schools, and through an authentic and hands-on approach, encourages students to love and take responsibility for their own learning. The building itself is located in the heart of the Borough and is a tan brick with carved limestone details and a beautiful red clay tile roof. The school is listed on the State Historic Register. This charming turn of the century building houses the only auditorium in the district.

Baltusrol Golf Club

August 18, 2015August 19, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

A quick sketch after my meeting today. A portion of the clubhouse at Baltusrol Golf Club in Summit, New Jersey. A small corner of the historic Tudor architecture of one of the premier country clubs in the country that will be hosting the 2016 PGA Championship.

Stone Stable

August 16, 2015August 17, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

A quick sketch of a stone horse stable in Glouster, Rhode Island. Beautiful stone structure surrounded by stables and pastures. Very picturesque area also known as Apple Valley. Holbein and Mission Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Main Street Wine and Gourmet

August 14, 2015August 15, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

Tonight we went to an art opening by one of favorite artists, Susan Overstreet. The location was at Main Street Wine and Gourmet on Main Street in Orleans, MA. It is a great venue as a mezzanine overlooking the wine shop. Beautiful artwork, wine and snacks made a wonderful evening. This view is the exterior as the sunset was reflecting in the windows of the shop. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Hear no Evil

August 13, 2015August 14, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

I am always drawn to the water and the Port of New Bedford is very vibrant and challenging. The port of New Bedford is the highest valued commercial port in the United States. Most of the vessels are commercial scallop fisherman trolling south of Nantucket. Tonight I was able to draw this sketch on site (en plein air) on a beautiful summer evening. The “Hear no Evil” is a commercial scallop fishing vessel and was built in 1987. It is also one of the larger fishing boats out of New Bedford. This was a very challenging view in that now only was I looking at the tow vessels in the foreground, but also the masts, outriggers and lines of an additional 10 boars in the background. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black Ink, Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Olde No. 5

August 12, 2015August 13, 2015waynejacques4 Comments

This is an old relic of a car located in a yard near our house that has always interested me. I am not sure of what it was in it’s heyday, but it appears to be a 1928 Model A open-cab roadster. It is missing the body from the steering wheel back and has an old tractor seat centered on the chassis. Holbein and Mission watercolors in a 5″ x 8″ Moleskine watercolor sketchbook.

Civil War Memorial Building

August 11, 2015August 12, 2015waynejacquesLeave a comment

The Civil War Memorial Building in Bridgewater. Massachusetts sits adjacent to the Town Green. The building was dedicated in 1881 to the 37 individuals that gave their life in the Civil War. It is a beautiful brick structure with detailed carved brownstone details and copper features. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with watercolor in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod

August 9, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Truro Vineyards has been in existence since 1992 but the house and the estate date back nearly two centuries. Built in 1813, the square dignified Federal house was part of a farm from its earliest beginnings. In 1930 famed artist Edward Hopper was inspired by the property and painted “Rich’s House”. He returned a year later to paint “Rich’s Barn”. During the 1940’s, the Richs produced magnificent cantaloupes grown in the estate’s warm, well drained sandy soil. Later, this same soil and site would prove to be a perfect spot for growing grapes. It is a perfect location to sit on the lawn in Adirondack chairs and enjoy a glass of their craft. Pilot Namiki Falcon Fountain pen with Noodlers Black ink , Faber-Castell Pitt Art gray pens with Winsor Red on the umbrella in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

P.B. Boulangerie

August 8, 2015August 9, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

PB Boulangrie is located Perched in the south end of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, at the bend of Lecount Hollow Road, inside a pink rambler that last housed a seafood shack, the bakery and cafe has quickly won an enraptured following among locals and tourists alike, thanks to inexpensive pain au chocolat, crisp cranberry bread, lip-puckering lemon tarts and oversize flour-dusted batards and boules so perfect they might have been airlifted straight from the Left Bank. Fantastic Bakery and Bistro by 2 French Chefs that learned under Daniel Boulud at Wynn Resort in Las Vegas. Great vista to sketch with the pink walls and the bright flags. Namiki Falcon Fountain pen with Noodlers Black and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.