The Brick Alley Pub is located on the cobblestone covered Thames Street in Newport, Rhode Island. After more than 30 years as one of Rhode Island’s most popular restaurants with locals and tourists alike, the Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant has earned landmark status. Along with being a great restaurant, the distinctive yellow stripe awnings make for a great sketch. Pelikan watercolors and Pitt black pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
This little colorful boat named Hero was tied up to a float in the Herring River in West Harwich, Massachusetts. The contrast between the red boat and the light blue of the water and the variety of greens in the marsh beyond was very interesting. Utrecht Watercolors, Black waterproof pens on the last page of my Stillman and Birn 9″ x 12″ Alpha Sketchbook.
A fabulous Memorial Day Weekend. Friends, Family and local Travel. In honor of all our service men and women that gave all to protect our freedoms.
A sure sign of summer is first pilgrimage to Wellfleet Massachusetts to visit one of our favorite places – The Beachcomber. The Comaah, as locally referred to, sits on a bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the beautiful National Seashore. Most of the time it is standing room only and is frequented by an eclectic mix of young and old, beachgoers, locals and visitors. We were able to luck into 2 bar seats for some adult beverages and shrimp and Wellfleet oysters from the Raw Bar. So much fun. Faber-Castell Pitt black pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
This was an interesting view of Dinghies tied up to the quay at low tide in Marion Harbor. Overhead there was series of overhead ropes and pulleys with laundry detergent bottles as weights. Also the contrast of all of the rickety wood ladders for access to the boats against the stone of the sea wall. Faber-Castell Pitt pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn 9″ x 12″ sketchbook.
One more watercolor sketch of the Gazebo along the Boardwalk in Long Branch, New Jersey. The location is Pier Village which includes a boardwalk shops and residences. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Utrecht watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
IN New Jersey once again today for a project meeting and I had a little extra time to drive over to the Jersey Shore. This is a Hotel/Resort tower right on the beach in Long Branch, New Jersey. A beautiful stretch of beach adjacent to the Boardwalk. Faber-Castell Pitt pens, Utrecht Watercolors in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn sketchbook.
A quick ink sketch of the rear of the Pawtucket Congregational Church in Pawtucket, RI. The Italianate/Romanesque style church building was designed by Boston architect John Stevens and constructed in 1867-1868; it is the only known work of Stevens in Rhode Island. The cost of construction was $64,000. The perspective is a little wonky in this sketch with Faber-Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
“As you start your journey, the first thing you should do is throw away that store-bought map and begin to draw your own.” – Michael Dell.
So proud of my niece Mallory for success and graduation from Fitchburg State University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. My interpretation of the celebration of throwing the caps in the air. Watercolor and ink in a 9″ x 12″ Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
Lunch at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta Georgia.wonderful all white building by Richard Meier. Faber Castel Pitt black pens in a 9 x 12 Stillman and Birn Sketchbook
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 