Relaxing on the back deck watching over dinner cooking on the grill. Rib Eye steak and corn on the cob. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink, Faber-Castell Pitt Art pens and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
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Coast Guard Station House
The station house is located at the Sandwich Marina and was constructed as an updated office and residential (berthing) facility for the U.S. Coast Guard Cape Cod Canal Station following the demolition of the original facility at a site nearby with the widening of the Cape Cod Canal in 1936. The new facility provided space for the central administrative and social support functions of the station following a standard Colonial Revival-styled module employed elsewhere by the Coast Guard for similar facilities during the period. Similar-styled station houses exist in the region, including station houses at Block Island (New Harbor) and Point Judity, RI. and were built under federal New Deal WPA/PWS initiatives during the 1935-37 period. These buildings collectively represent the early 20th century function of the Coast Guard’s lifesaving stations along the New England coast. The sketch is at dusk when most of the structure was very dark, almost black with the dusk sky. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black Ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Purple Tulips
Another color of our tulips that are in full bloom in our yard. This one is a little looser style which I like better than the others. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink with Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Pink Tulip
Another color of our tulips that are in full bloom in our yard. Yea Spring! Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink with Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Orange Tulip
Another color of our tulips that are in full bloom in our yard. Yea Spring! Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Red Tulip
It was a pleasure to return from vacation and see our tulips at the house in full bloom. the weather was so cool and damp while we were away, that the blooms slowed down. Typically they are only in bloom for a day or 2 until the deer eat them. There are 4 colors and they are beautiful. Over the next few days I will be sketching each of them. Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
The Wicked Oyster
A quick sketch from a photo of a great restaurant, The Wicked Oyster in Wellfleet, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Twigs on Main
A Sunday day trip to Cape Cod on a beautiful spring day. Sitting on a landscape wall on beautiful Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts watching the passersby. This sketch is of the quaint shops on the opposite side of the street. Twigs on Main and LemonLime. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Time Past
I always ride past this old structure when I am riding my bike. It has seen better times in time past. The roof has a giant hole in it and the barn door is missing exposing the interior of the structure. In interior is full of old cranberry boxes that are spilling out onto the landscape. This small structure will not be around too much longer. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
Borden Flats Lighthouse
Located at the mouth of the Taunton River, Borden Flats Lighthouse has protected the waters of Mt. Hope Bay and Fall River for well over a century. During the early days of the industrial revolution, Fall River became known as the world leader in textile productions. The city grew to employ nearly 30,000 textile factory workers and became destination for large steam liners from destination such as Boston and New York. Due to a large under water reef at the entrance to the Taunton River, a lighted day marker was places atop the obstacle, only to prove obsolete for night commerce. Congress appropriated funds for the construction of the cast iron, “spark plug” style lighthouse. On October, 1 1881 the lighthouse became active with a fixed red light from a 5th order Fresnel Lens. The lens was later upgraded to a 4th Order Fresnel Lens. Pilot Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 