Urban Sketchers – Page 6 – A SKETCHBOOK ODYSSEY

Mashantucket Pequot Museum

March 31, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, part of the government of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in Mashantucket, CT, is a non-profit educational institution that seeks to further knowledge and understanding of the richness and diversity of the indigenous cultures and societies of the United States and Canada. A sketch from the car on a visit to Foxwoods Resort for a walk-thru of a potential project. Faber-Castell Pitt Pens, Daniel Smith Watercolors in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Rusted Tin Building

March 8, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

The rust stained corrugated metal building caught my eye today as I was driving around town looking for a sketch opportunity. It is ironic that this building is the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Tree Trimming Facility, After this long winter, it is appropriate that a building used for tree trimming would be all rusted and look like it has not been occupied in a long time. Lamy Fountain Pen with Black Noodlers Ink and Pelikan Watercolors in a 6″ x 8″ Moleskine Watercolor Book.

Boston Celtics

February 27, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A great evening at the TD Bank Boston Garden to see the Boston Celtics play the Charlotte Hornets. The game got very slow in the 3rd quarter so I sketched the scoreboard from our seats on the upper level. Celtics won the game in the end. Pigma Micron Pens in a Moleskine watercolor book. Might add a little color to this tomorrow.

Ridgewood Country Club

February 24, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A quick sketch of the entry turret while waiting for my next meeting at the club. The Ridgewood Country Club is a twenty-seven-hole golf course and clubhouse constructed in Paramus, New Jersey and opened on May 30th, 1929. Ridgewood is also a PGA Tour stop every 3 years as part ot the Barclay’s Tournament. The Norman Revival clubhouse was designed by Clifford Wendehack. , who was among the foremost clubhouse architects of the early twentieth century. Lamy Safari Fountain pen with Noodlers Black ink, Daniel Smith watercolors and Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

Cathedral Camp Assumption Chapel

February 21, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A quick sketch from the car once again on another snowing day in New England. This is a pen and ink sketch of the Assumption Chapel at the Cathedral Camp in East Freetown, MA. As a ministry of the Fall River Roman Catholic Diocese, Cathedral Camp strives to create an atmosphere in which Christian values are modeled by the way we treat one another and the environment in our everyday activities. Pigma Micron pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn Sketchbook.

Brick Block – Chatham, MA

February 16, 2015waynejacques1 Comment

A day trip to Cape Cod today after the blizzard of yesterday left over 20″ of snow. This sketch was done in the car parked across the street from the building. You sketch where you can in mid-winter in New England at 16 degrees and high winds. The Brick Block is a historic commercial building on Main Street and Chatham Bars Road in Chatham, Massachusetts. The 1-1/2 story English Revival structure was built in 1914 by Joseph Nickerson, a master mason, to a design by architect Harvey Bailey Alden. It originally housed shops on the first floor and residences on the upper floor. The block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Pigma Micron pens in an Alpha Series Stillman and Birn sketchbook.