Travel – Page 8 – A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY

Boat House and Grennan Bearit

September 10, 2015September 11, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

Another beautiful morning on Nantucket. Up early just after sunrise for this sketch as the fog was lifting. The Boat House and Grennan Bearit are 2 rental cottages on North Wharf on the Nantucket Boat Basin. Nantucket is so a quintessential New England with all of the cottages and buildings in grey weathered shingle buildings with white trim right on the water. I sketched this Plein Air and added the color later due to the 100% humidity and I knew the watercolor would never dry. Holbein watercolors with black fine pens in a Alpha Series Stillman and Birn sketchbook.

Rosa Rugosa

September 2, 2015September 3, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Summer on Cape Cod is wonderful with the sight and smell of the Sea Roses (Rosa Rugosa). Rosa Rugosa is a suckering shrub which develops new plants from the roots and forms dense thickets with stems densely covered in numerous short, straight prickles. The flowers are pleasantly scented, dark pink to white with somewhat wrinkled petals; flowering occurs throughout the summer on the cape. Holbein and Daniel Smith watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Highland Light

August 31, 2015September 2, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

The Highland Light (previously known as Cape Cod Light is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. The park and lighthouse area owned by the National Park Service. The present location of the lighthouse is not the original site. It was in danger of falling down the cliff due to beach erosion, so the structure was moved 450 feet (140 m) to the west. The move was accomplished over a period of 18 days in July, 1996. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodlers Black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

First Encounter Beach

August 29, 2015August 30, 2015waynejacquesLeave a comment

A beautiful summer day at the beach on Cape Cod. The crowds are already starting to dwindle as school starts up. This area of Cape Cod was originally settled by the Nauset tribe, Eastham was the site where in 1620 a hunting expedition landed, comprised from the crew of the sailing vessel Mayflower, which had stopped in Provincetown harbor on Cape Cod Bay after a rough crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, which led to the first encounter of the Pilgrims and the local Nauset people at First Encounter Beach. Faber-Castell Pitt pens with Holbein and Daniel Smith Watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Alpha Sketchbook.

Times Square – NYC

August 28, 2015August 30, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

Times Square is a major commercial intersection and neighborhood in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventy Avenue, and stretching from West 42nd Street to West 47th Street. Brightly adorned with billboards and advertisements, Times Square is sometimes referred to as The Crossroads of the World, The Center of the Universe, the heart of The Great White Way, and the “heart of the world”. One of the world’s busiest pedestrian intersections, it is also the hub of the Broadway Theater District and a major center of the world’s entertainment industry.

1913 Lewisohn Building – New York CIty

August 27, 2015August 30, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A detailed view of the building that our client is moving into the ground floor. In 1893 the Mendelssohn Glee Club, a group of all-male singers, moved into their grand new concert venue, Mendelssohn Hall at 119 West 40th Street. Lewisohn had received a building loan of $1.1 million from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to erect a skyscraper on the site of the Hall. The proposed 22-story structure that would stretch through the block from West 40th Street to 41st Street. While the architects refrained from over-embellishing the bulk of the structure, they added Gothic touches to the upper-most and lower floors; most striking being the carved figures along the fourth story cornice. The sculptures, dressed in medieval garb, all sit with their ankles crossed under Gothic terra cotta canopies. Each is a detailed allegory – Exploration holds a globe and compass, Industry has a large gear and Learning reads an open book, for instance. Faber-Castell Pitt black pens with Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Bryant Park – New York City

August 26, 2015August 29, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

More work travel and it is to New York City this time. A beautiful morning sitting in the Paris bistro chairs watching people on their way to work and a Tai Chi group A beautiful shaded oasis in the city. Bryant Park is a 9.6-acre privately managed public park located in the New York City located between Fifth and Sixth Avenues and between 40th and 42nd In Midtown. Although technically the Main Branch of the New York Public Library is located within the park, effectively it forms the park’s functional eastern boundary, making Sixth Avenue the park’s primary entrance. Bryant Park is located entirely over an underground structure that houses the library’s stacks. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s Black ink and Pelikan watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder House

August 21, 2015August 22, 2015waynejacques2 Comments

Today we had our company summer party at Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder House at Oakland Beach in Warwick, Rhode Island. We recently designed a new structure adjacent to the classic beach stand. Iggy’s Doughboys and Chowder house is one of Rhode Island’s famous landmarks as well as the oldest beach stand in RI. It was built in 1924. The building has survived two major hurricanes and was standing on its original structure until it was renovated in 2008. The beach stand was originally called Gus’s. Gaetano Gravino worked at Gus’s and in 1989 he purchased the beach stand. Great time, camaraderie and plenty of food. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s ink and Holbein watercolors in an Alpha series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Ridgewood Avenue School

August 19, 2015August 20, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A little free time prior to another country club meeting. Ridgewood Avenue School is an upper elementary school with approximately 600 students in Grades 3-6. The school builds on the foundation skills learned in the primary schools, and through an authentic and hands-on approach, encourages students to love and take responsibility for their own learning. The building itself is located in the heart of the Borough and is a tan brick with carved limestone details and a beautiful red clay tile roof. The school is listed on the State Historic Register. This charming turn of the century building houses the only auditorium in the district.

Main Street Wine and Gourmet

August 14, 2015August 15, 2015waynejacques3 Comments

Tonight we went to an art opening by one of favorite artists, Susan Overstreet. The location was at Main Street Wine and Gourmet on Main Street in Orleans, MA. It is a great venue as a mezzanine overlooking the wine shop. Beautiful artwork, wine and snacks made a wonderful evening. This view is the exterior as the sunset was reflecting in the windows of the shop. Pilot Namiki Falcon fountain pen with Noodler’s black ink and Holbein watercolors in a Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.