I love graphic signage and old signs. This is a sign that I have always liked near the office. Last time I drove by I believe it was Arnie’s Pizza, oh well. It is still a great graphic sign. Daniel Smith Watercolors in an Alphas Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.
As spring approaches, there is beginning to feel like there is some life coming back to New England. This is a view of the Three Mile River in Middleboro, MA. The river slices through very thick brush on both sides and reflects into river. This is the type of sketch that is the whole point of A Sketchbook Odyssey. To challenge myself and go outside my comfort zone of sketching architecture and the built environment. Daniel Smith Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
A simple line drawing of the Town Hall in Marion, Massachusetts. Pigma Micron black pen in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.
The Addison Art Gallery is located in Orleans, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The gallery exhibits a wonderful collection of local and international artists. Helen Addison and her staff are very helpful and knowledgeable about the art, artists and local events. Watercolor and Ink sketch from a photograph taken during our last visit.
A quick graphite value study of Saint Bonaventure Parish in Manomet, MA. Limited time tonight after cleaning up after another 8 inches of snow. Pentel .7mm mechanical pencil with Koh-I-Noor 4B in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
Too late at night for much inspiration. Dreaming of the spring to come, melting snow and a vacation to a warmer climate. Faber Castell Sanguine colored pens in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
The Plymouth Center for the Arts is located at 11 North St. in downtown Plymouth. The Center is housed in the restored 1902 Russell Library gallery and the 18th century Lindens building. This is a quick graphite sketch of the Russell Library done too late a night. I am out of practice with the pencils. Koh-I-Noor woodless graphite HB and 4B in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series Sketchbook.
The first day of March and looking for some bright colors to symbolize the Spring that is so deserved here in the Northeast of the USA. Walking through Whole Foods today and the bright colors of the peppers and squash made me happy for the upcoming change of season even though it is supposed to snow another 4″ – 8″ tonight. Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
The Richard Sparrow House is a historic house at 42 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts and the oldest surviving house in Plymouth. The house was built around 1640 by Richard Sparrow, an English surveyor who arrived in Plymouth in 1636. He was granted a 16-acre tract of land in 1636 on which the house was later built. The Sparrow House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts. The house is now operated as a house museum and the home of Sparrow House Pottery. Pigma Micron Pens with Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
A co-worker in my office, Mark P., suggested that I sketch the old Ready Mix Plant just down the street from the office. It had been abandoned for some time and was a rusted hulk from an earlier time. When I drove by, it had been demolished and the site was vacant with the exception of the giant snow piles from this winter. Thankfully for Google Streets, I was able to get a street view photo of the facility before demolition. The photo shows a collection metal forms that had a wonderful rusted patina from years of use and neglect. Prismacolor Black pens and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.
A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY 