After returning from a wonderful vacation, I am in the office for 1 day and then I am off on Southwest Airlines again. This time to Atlanta for the National American Institute of Architects Annual Conference. This sketch of our plan at the gate in Providence will be very similar to the view of my flight tomorrow leaving Boston. Faber-Castell Pitt pens and Pelikan watercolors in my Stillman and Birn Travel Journal.
A view into the beautiful courtyard at Jane’s on Third in Naples, FL. Quick ink sketch with Faber-Castell Pitt pens and Pelikan watercolors in my 9″ x 12″ Stillman and Birn Travel Sketchbook
Spring has finally arrived here in the Northeast. The snow is gone, the nesting birds have returned, flowers are in bloom and pollen is in the air. It is a beautiful sight to see the daffodils and the Hyacinth in bloom in the yard. A sure sign of spring. Happy Spring everyone. Utrecht watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
This was the most interesting building in a local office park. The corner with sloped glass and the transparent nature of corner in letting the outside in. The reflections of the clouds and American flag in the glass was great. Faber-Castell black pens in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
One last sketch from the weekend of art on Long Island. The First Presbyterian Church is in the beautiful hamlet of Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island. It is a beautiful small town on the bay and I was drawn to this church for all of the wood tracery work in the bell tower. The First Presbyterian Church built in 1873 in a historic Carpenter Gothic-style. Its architect was J. Cleveland Cady, who was just beginning his career and would go on to design the original Metropolitan Opera House, the American Museum of Natural History, buildings at Yale University, Trinity College, and 23 other churches, but he never designed any other churches in the Carpenter Gothic-style. Simple line drawing at lunch with Faber-Castell Pitt pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
The conclusion of a fantastic 3 day Watercolor Workshop with Thomas Schaller. The Architecture of Light. Tom is a great teacher and presents a great learning opportunity. This is a sketch of the Art League of Long Island in Dix Hills. Faber-Castell Pitt black pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha series sketchbook.
A line sketch while sitting on a bench over looking Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island, NY. The buildings on the other side of the water are part of the Cold Spring Laboratories. The labs are always ranked as one of the top research labs in the world in molecular biology, cancer research and genetics. Beautiful campus on the harbour. Black pen and ink in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
Sorry for the poor quality, phone photo.
A very quick sketch from a photo at today’s job site visit. Not a very interesting subject and I rushed the sketch. Therefore the quality is not where I would like it. That is why we practice.
After returning on the ferry to New London, Connecticut, there were 3 identical tug boats tied to the dock. The Towmaster was built in 1952, by Ira S. Bushey and Sons of Brooklyn, New York (hull #604) as the YN 604 for the United States Army. After many homes, she was acquired by the Thames Towboat Company of New London, Connecticut in 2004, Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Utrecht Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
A beautiful day for a road trip and ferry ride to Greenport, Long Island, NY. Early morning trip with Lisa, our great friends Keith and Katherine and professor David Hanser from Oklahoma State University. We traveled to Long Island to visit another of our professors from Architecture School at Oklahoma State University. George Baumiller turned 97 recently and is one of the most amazing and wonderful people that I know. We had lunch with George and took 2 walks around the neighborhood. Fantastic day. Multiple sketches from the trip. Faber-Castell Pitt pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 