Pen and Ink – Page 27 – A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY

Blue Eyed Crab

June 27, 2015June 28, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Another sketch of our favorite restaurant, the Blue Eyed Crab in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Such a wonderful restaurant with amazing seafood, great location, wonderful staff and a Fantastic Chef/Owner, Jim Casey in the Kitchen. This is the view of the entry off of the village courtyard with the late day shadows cast from the trees onto the façade. This is actually the first time I have partially captured my wife Lisa in a sketch as she steps inside the door. Utrecht Watercolors, black Pitt line work in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Our House

June 26, 2015June 27, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Surprisingly it has taken almost a half of year and 176 sketches to sketch our house. Beautiful day to relax on the front porch after this sketch. Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Ridgewood Country Club

June 25, 2015June 26, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Another day in New Jersey for work. This is another view of the front façade of Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey. The club is beautiful and has just been listed on the National Registry of Historic places along with all 27 golf holes. The original structure was designed by architect Clifford Wendehack and the golf course was designed by Albert Warren Tillinghast, the preeminent golf architect of the 1920s. Faber-Castell Pit pens, Utrecht Watercolors in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Canoebrook Country Club

June 24, 2015June 25, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

Site visit to Canoebrook Country Club today in Millburn, New Jersey. One of my design projects at Judd Brown Designs/Jefferson Group Architects. The project will be complete in July. Rear deck and gazebo. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers Ink and a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Bridgewater Farm

June 23, 2015June 24, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

Driving home tonight after the storms, I went by this farm in Bridgewater, Ma that was intriguing with the shapes of the structures, lawn area and potato plants in bloom. Faber-Castell Pitt Art Pens with Utrecht Watercolors in the Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine … it’s summertime!” — Kenny Chesney

June 21, 2015June 22, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

Today is the Summer Solstice in North America. Even with the heavy rain, it is the season most anticipated in New England. This is a watercolor sketch from a photo that I snapped a couple of week ago. The view is from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy overlooking Buzzards Bay. Pitt Art pens, Utrecht Watercolors in a Moleskine 5″ x 8″ watercolor sketchbook.

The Black Cat Shack out Back

June 20, 2015June 21, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Owners David Colombo and Scott Brownlee invite you to the harbor-side Black Cat Tavern overlooking the water in Hyannis, MA. The Black Cat tavern is a traditional Cape Cod Seafood restaurant. A new addition is the Shack Out Back is the Cape’s newest hidden gem. You’ll find our little outdoor oasis tucked in behind the Black Cat Harbor Shack. Grab a stool at the roomy bar and watch as your oysters and clams are shucked to order. We have always loved the Black Cat and the Shack out Back is a wonderful, open air bar and dining venue. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers Black Ink, Utrecht Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Middleborough Memorial

June 19, 2015June 20, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

After years of heated discussion, Middleborough in 1927 finally witnessed the opening of a new modern high school on North Main Street to replace the original high school structure built in the mid-1880s. To celebrate the new school (subsequently named Middleborough Memorial High School to honor the town’s First World War servicemen), appropriate ceremonies were held including the formal dedication on September 16, 1927. Sketch from the car of the former Middleborough Memorial High School. Faber-Castell Pit pens in black and shades of grey in my Alpha Series Stillman and Birn 9″ x 12″ Sketchbook.

Mystic Harbor

June 17, 2015June 18, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Mystic Seaport Harbor in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the world. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats, and for the re-creation of the crafts and fabric of an entire 19th-century seafaring village. It consists of more than 60 original historic buildings, most of them rare commercial structures moved to the 17-acre site and meticulously restored. A quick line drawings sketch of the harbor in Mystic. The buildings and most of the ships in the background are part of the Seaport Museum. Faber-Castell black pens in an Alpha Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Saphire Inn

June 16, 2015June 17, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

This is a quick sketch of the Saphire Inn in Sharon, MA. The Spahire Inn is one of our projects that we will be renovating through the office. The focus here was the flowers, urn, fountain and variety of greens that caught my interest. The Saphire Inn is currently a residential building adjacent to the Saphire Estate banquet facility adjacent to Lake Massapoag. The renovation will rebuild the Inn as a per-function space supporting the Saphire Estate. Black art pens with Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.