Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah and Happy New Year

It's that special time of year again where we celebrate the holidays and this year, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve have fallen on Wednesdays.  There were be no organized sketch nights but you will be encouraged to sketch any activities you attend.  We will be starting sketch night back up again on January 7th.

Watch Facebook for Seasonal Challenges and for posting holiday sketches.  I will be posting a challenge over the holidays on Facebook.

So from my family to yours, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah and have a very happy and safe New Year!

Gina

Tonight at 6:30 PM

Folks, we are going to sketch at Roast Coffee and Tea Company on Main Street in Patchogue tonight at 6:30 PM.

Please note that Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are Wednesdays this year so I may be coming up with alternatives like challenges or an alternate sketch day/night to make up for it so please watch for these in your email and Facebook.

G

Sketch Night 6:30 PM this evening

For Sketch Night Tonight note the time, 6:30PM.......Before you read the venue below, if it is snowing this evening and the roads are NOT safe and a wee bit slick, stay home and sketch something seasonal and post it on FB. I have been watching the weather these past few days and the original idea I had for this evening won'f work because of the weather and the lack of the specific venue I am looking for.....So this evening, to beat the cold, we are going to a different coffee shop, one we have not gone to before, the Starbuck's on Sunrise Hwy, the address is 371 North Service Road, it's in the same plaza as Petco. It's at the intersection of Waverly and the North Sunrise Hwy Service Road. They have a nice big table so whoever gets there first, grab that table.

This Wednesday at 7PM

Sketch Night will be at the Roast Coffee & Tea Company on Main Street in Patchogue, Wednesday at  7 PM.  Mellow out with a nice cuppa Joe or one of the many other hot seasonal beverages they are offering.

This Wednesday at 7PM

Folks,
Two things
First, Sketch Night will be at the Roast Coffee & Tea Company on Main Street in Patchogue, Wednesday at  7 PM.  Mellow out Thanksgiving Eve with a nice cuppa Joe or one of the many other hot seasonal beverages they are offering.

Second, I am still looking for the Autumn Challenge Sketches so that I can update the pix on the blog and FB.....get them in if you want your sketch or autumn plein air piece featured this month...horizontal sketches will work best....see the "PINNED POST" on our FB Group.

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

We are going to sketch over at the Sun Vet Mall on Sunrise Highway where we sketched last year..  Sun Vet Mall is on Sunrise Highway near Vet's Highway, and is a tiny Mall that has AC Moore and Toys R Us as anchor stores.....If you go in on the AC Moore side of the mall, you'll find some benches and stuff, but bring a folding chair in your car just in case.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Folks, this week we are going to Panera in Bohemia, on Sunrise Hwy near the Pier 1. 

The address is 5191 Sunrise HWy, Bohemia.

I didn't bother to get the back room because if we are back there, there won't be much to sketch.....I don't know how busy it will be and there are booths and some tables.  Just grab a spot where you can and sketch.  And you might want to grab a beverage or something so they don't kick us out.

This Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 PM

STILL LIFE NIGHT!   Back by popular demand....

Anyone who is attending sketch tomorrow evening, please bring something for a Still life for us to sketch at the PAC Gallery on Terry St in Patchogue.

Next week, we will probably sketch at Panera's...more details to come.

Thanks

G

Wednesday October 29 6-8PM

  We will be sketching at the Cheese Patch, 20 E Main Street in Patchogue from 6-8.  Nice little spot to sketch.  

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM, there is a South Bay Meeting with a Critque afterwards.....it's at the Bellport Community Center on Bell St, in Bellport.....it's the same shared parking lot as Porter's restaurant.

We will be sketching there and you can bring work to be critiqued if you wish.

There are still the ongoing exhibits in Patchogue if you want to sketch those before the meeting..    There is the POP M'Art at 46 E Main Street, there is the Photography Show at Roast 41 E Main, and the Patchogue Arts Gallery at 20 Terry St.  Some of your fellow sketch clubbers and South Bay friends have art in these galleries.

Plus there is a bunch of scupltures scattered around the Patchogue village to sketch.  There is a list on line on the arts council's web site with the info where and when everything is.

NEXT WEEK:  we will be sketching at the Cheese Patch 20 E Main Street in Patchogue from 6-8.

G

This Wednesday from 6:30 to 8PM (they close at 8)

Folks,

The weather is iffy for tomorrow.   I'd like to schedule an outdoor event but I don't want to take the chance there may be rain and I found a new venue.

I am going to schedule us to do the Dolci Momenti Bakery in Holbrook.  

315 Main St, Holbrook, NY 11741, it's near the Outback Steakhouse.

John and I went one evening and I sketched the cakes and it was awesome.  They have coffee, tea and other beverages and the display cases with the cakes are amazing subjects.  They have expresso and cappuccino.

You may have seen my one sketch I did already.  It was a lot of fun.

G

This Wednesday from 5:30 to 7PM

Folks,

This week we are going to sketch at Avery Farm on South Country Road.   I don't have an exact address but it's between the Swan Deli and Robinson Blvd.   There are two driveways into the property, the driveway you want to use is the one closest to Robinson Blvd.  It's the second driveway on the left if you are traveling East Bound from Main Street on S Country Rd or it's the first driveway on the right after Robinson if you are coming West Bound (from Bellport) on S Country Rd.  It's a dirt driveway, the groomed one is the wrong driveway to use.

When you come in, SLOWLY drive to the back, you'll see the driveway extends back into the property, go all the way around bearing right toward the barn.  There will a long paddock to your left please park head in to the paddock so that everyone fits.  Please do not park along side the barn in case people want to sketch the barn.

This is a SKETCH AT YOUR OWN RISK site.  It's a farm and farms are not paved, watch your step...bring good shoes and warm clothes.

 Please do not open gates or latches, please request assistance from John, the caretaker.  I do not want miniature horses getting out on our watch.

There is an old office you drive by to come onto the propery, you can sketch that, the barn and possibly inside the barn, but please request permission first before entering the barn.  It's old and you have to be careful where you walk, please request assistance if you wish to go inside.

Final note, please do not approach the Minis or try to pet the minis in their stalls without permission from John.  Minis are very gentle but I do not want to be held responsible if someone gets bitten, for your safety and theirs, please leave them be.  We want to be welcome back at this site again in the Spring. 

Pat and I visited the farm today and it's a great location.  If I am giving precautions, it's because we've been invited to the property and I want it to be a safe sketching evening for us and the precious little minature horses.  It's very peaceful there.

This Wednesday, 6 PM to 8PM

Folks, this week we will be sketching inside the PAC Gallery on Terry St in Patchogue.  I figured since the weather looks iffy, damp and chilly, it would be better do do something indoors.

SOOOOOO.....how about we set up a still life and sketch that?  I have a pinkish pumpkin, some gourds, a butternut squash and a spaghetti squash fresh from the farms out east.  I am encouraging you to bring something to add to the still life.

Does anyone have a Halloween Skull out of storage yet that we can sketch, too?  and an autumn colored tablecloth?  Let's have some fun and celebrate the season!

the address is 20 Terry Street, Suite 116, in Patchogue (11772).....it's the huge building behind the Patchogue Library/Post Office.

G

This Wednesday at 6PM

This week, we are going to sketch at the end of Beaver Dam road in the Brookhaven Hamlet.  There is a Marina there and some nice marshy landscapes, plein air folks, bring the easels.

Brookhaven is just past Bellport, take South Country Road to Beaver Dam and drive to the end where it dead ends into the marsh and Marina.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Beaver+Dam+Rd,+Brookhaven,+NY+11719/@40.7738429,-72.9184449,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89e84fc3aadaace9:0xc2f44729f230fa31

G

This Wednesday at 6PM

This Wednesday we are sketching at the New Village at Patchogue.  They have a Village Green behind The Brick House Brewery and we are going to sketch in the Village Green.  You might be able to park back there, otherwise there is off street parking at the Courthouse nearby where we were set up for Alive After Five.  If you park on Main Street, you will need to feed a meter.

This Wednesday at 6PM

Folks,

Don't forget we are meeting at the the Patchogue Shores Beach tomorrow to sketch.    If it rains, we will  cancel this week.  Please be prompt or let Rosanne know what time you will arrive since she has to let you in.

The Patchogue Sketch group is meeting On Wed., Sept. 10th at the beach on the Great South Bay in my neighborhood, Patchogue Shores.  The directions are below (South Country Road to Roosevelt Blvd., Guard booth on the corner).

We will meet at 6pm.  The gate at the community center entrance will be open.  You can paint or sketch or whatever you like.

Bring a sweater in case the breeze from the bay is cool.  If it rains, we will have to make different plans.

Thanks,

Rosanne

Directions to Patchogue Shores Community Center

38 Ocean Avenue, E. Patchogue, NY 11772

Sunrise Highway to Rt. 112 exit 53, South

Follow Rt. 112 to end, toward Patchogue

Make a left onto Montauk Highway (Main Street)

When you get to the traffic light at Swan Cleaners, make a right onto South Country Road.

Cross over railroad tracks and travel one more mile, to Roosevelt Blvd. 

You will see Bay Travel and South Shore Wines and Liquors on your right and a guard booth.

Make a right onto Roosevelt Blvd.  Go through three stop signs, after the third stop sign, make a left onto Summit.

Summit turns into Ocean Avenue.  Follow to the end to the Community Center entrance on your right.

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

This week we are sketching in Bellport at the end of Bellport Lane by the water....there is non-resident parking on the right.  The guards on duty may not let you park on the pier so if you just park on the right in the lot you should be ok.   There is tons to sketch down there by the water.  You can go on both sides.   You should get in a good hour's worth of sketching before the sun sets, bring bug spray.

This Thursday at 5PM

Don't forget that this is the last week of Alive After Five, Thursday at 5PM, and we will be sketching on Main Street in Patchogue. Our normal meeting place is in front of the Suffolk County Courts at West Ave. If someone wants to bring a table and sit and sketch in front of the Court House, let me know if you also would like to display the Sketch Club banner. I will not be attending, tomorrow. We have been getting a lot of traffic since Jen got us the banner. Otherwise, go around town and enjoy sketching folks participaiting in Alive After Five. It's a fun event. Don't forget to post your pics here on Facebook.

We will go back to All Wednesdays starting next week.

http://www.aliveafterfive.com

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

Folks,

I know on the schedule we were supposed to paint at the beach near Rosanne's house, but because of the death in her family, we are moving to a different location this week.  We are going to try something we haven't before.  We are going to sketch/paint at the Fire Island National Seashore at Smith Point.

http://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Departments/Parks/Parks/SmithPointCountyPark.aspx

It should be free to enter the Smith Point parking lot at this late time.  The Fire Island NS side of the parking lot is ALLLLLLL the way to the western side of the parking lot and then you have to walk up the path toward the Wilderness Center.  

For those that may not have been here before, you need to cross the bridge and follow the road all the way around to the eastern side of Smith Point, past the TWA Flight 800 Memorial, Beach Hut and then just before the entrance to the camp grounds, there is the entrance to the parking lot on your left.  Go through and then head to the western side of the parking lot at the other end.  There is a path that takes you up the beach on the National Park Service Side.

Grab your gear and walk up to the beach and we'll be in that area near the Visitor Center.

Don't forget bug spray and it may be cool by the water.

Sketch night is THURSDAY this week

Folks, don't forget we won't be sketching on Wednesday, we are meeting on Thursday at 5PM at Alive After Five on Main Street down by the Court house building near West Ave.  You can sketch the festivities on Main Street.

I will be conducting a home made sketchbook demo, if you would like to make one with me, you will need to bring your own card table plus the supplies I suggested on my Facebook post from August 6.  We won't have enough table space for everyone so I suggest you bring your own table.  I will be conducting the demo from 5-7 and then I am packing it up for the evening, so you can sketch after if you wish.

Thanks

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM and Sketch schedule through September

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM we are going to sketch at Sunset Harbor in East Patch

The address is:

Aquamarina Sunset Harbour
90 Colonial Drive
East Patchogue, NY 11772

Directions are: Take South Country Road (which intersects with Montauk Highway at the Swan Deli/Bakery) past Roe Avenue to the next block, which is Southern Boulevard and go south. Take Southern Boulevard, to the end, and make a right on Colonial Drive. Take Colonial Drive to the end and you're at the marina. If you go right after you enter the marina Chris' boat is in that area, she will be there waiting.

Try not to park in any spots that say reserved, with a slip number. Those spots are mostly along the bulk head directly behind the boats. We don't want to get anyone annoyed because they can't use their parking spot. There is plenty of parking just opposite of those. If there isn't a "reserved" sign on the spot, you can use it. Try not to block any piers and such. We don't want to be unwelcome guests.

Sketch Schedule into September

August 14th THURSDAY Alive After Five where I have been requested to do another "Make your own Sketchbook" demo

August 20th WEDNESDAY Painting down by the water at Southern Shores near Rosanne O'Reilly's house. We'll post the location and directions that week.

 ***********Folks, Thursday the 21st through Sunday the 24th is the Paint the Great South Bay Plein Air event and if you have not signed up yet, please do, we are almost full.*******

August 28th THURSDAY is the final Alive After Five and I will be down the Shore in NJ so I won't be around that night.  We'll need people to "man" the Sketch Club table.

September 3rd we are sketching over at the new Village on Main Street in Patchogue.

Sketch Schedule for August

Folks, here's the schedule for the Month of August:
August 6th, WEDNESDAY we are sketching by Chris's boat at Sunset Harbor Marina

August 14th THURSDAY Alive After Five where I have been requested to do another "Make your own Sketchbook" demo

August 20th WEDNESDAY Painting down by the water at Southern Shores near Rosanne O'Reilly's house.  Folks, Thursday the 21st through Sunday the 24th is the Paint the Great South Bay Plein Air event and if you have not signed up yet, please do, we are almost full.

August 28th THURSDAY is the final Alive After Five and I will be down the Shore in NJ so I won't be around that night.  We'll need people to "man" the Sketch Club table.

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

Folks, sorry for the late notice....family issue.

I think some of us could use a nice relaxing evening of sketching sunsets so I will make this one simple.  We will sketch/paint at the Mariner's Museum spot we like in West Sayville, for those of you that are new, that would be the very back of the West Sayville Country Club.  Great spot by the water so it should be cool, and it's actually great for sunsets.

Also, I hope many of you are attending tomorrow evening because I would like to discuss a game plan for next week's Alive After Five so we are better organized, now that we know where they want us.  If you can't come, please email me if you would like to help me set up some sort of "booth" and I will need help "man-ning" it.  Pretty much, give out cards from the PAC show and our new 'Zine.

Find us on Facebook!!

Folks
Please join us on Facebook to share sketches and to find out what's going on with the group!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/patchsketch/

Sketching Tonight - Alive After Five

Folks, sketching tonight at Alive After Five is from 5 to 9:30 PM.....show up when you can, for as long as you can, it's up to you.

They want us to float, so feel free to sketch from wherever you are comfortable, provided that you are not in the street or blocking a sidewalk for attendees or handicap folk.

http://www.aliveafterfive.com

Post photos of your sketches on Facebook, afterwards.

PAC Member show with our Sketchbooks on Display

Folks,

Here's the official invitation and info about the PAC Member show where some of us have our sketchbooks exhibited.

Thanks to Jason for everything he has done getting our sketchbooks on display!

Gina

PatchWorks 2014 

ANNUAL JURIED MEMBERS EXHIBITION 

Patchogue Arts Gallery
20 Terry St., Patchogue, NY
Opening Reception: July 12 from 5:00-7:00 PM

This exhibition highlights the many talents of the Patchogue Arts Council's members, exhibiting a mixture of painting, sculpture, photography, and more. 2014 marks the third year PAC has held an exhibition exclusively for its members at the Patchogue Arts Gallery.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

This week we will be sketching at Shorefront Park on Smith Street in Patchogue.  It's the park where the bandshell is....for those not familar, you can get to it by going down to the ends of South Ocean Ave, Rider Ave or Bay Ave.

There is a parking lot.  If it rains, you can sketch from your car.  You can sketch the bandshell, the setting sun or the many other views around you.  You might want to consider bug spray and a chair.

This Wed at 6:30 pm

We are going to meet this week in Sayville down by the water where if it's nice, we can sit out and sketch or have the option to sketch from our cars if it's chilly.

You need to take S Main St/Middle Road to Seaman Road. Follow Seaman Road South to Brown's River Road, which should be the 2nd road on your right. Take that to the the end until you reach the waterfront and we will be sketching there. It's a good location for either sketching from the car or out in the open.

This Wednesday (Times Below)

Folks, 

there are two sketch gatherings you can attend this week.  One Bill brought to us a few weeks ago that looks to be a great time and I will post that below.  I wanted to go to the Northport event but South Bay Art is having their June meeting and a few of us have to attend the meeting as we are board members/chairing an event for them.  I am running the Plein AIr Event so I need to be at the meeting to speak about it.  The guest speaker for the meeting is Anna Jurinich and she will speak about the publishing process, the illustration of books, and the healing nature of art as well as her recently published book.

I thought they were done for the meetings for the summer but apparently not.

If you want to come to the South Bay Meeting and sketch, the meeting is at the Bellport Community Center on 4 Bell Street, in Bellport at 7:15

If you want to go out the the event in Northport, here's the info at that:

Northport on Wednesday night June 25th form 6:30 to 10:00... Live Art Fusion on Northport Harbor featuring KERRY KEARNEY, plus Live Painting Wed, June 25, 2014 6:30 til 10pm Free The Whales Tale at Brittania Marina 81 Fort Salonga Rd, Northport NY Great Food & Spirits, Scenic Waterfront https://www.facebook.com/events/853923817957928/?context=create&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming&source=49 http://limusicfestivals.com/

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

This week we will be assembling at the end of Blue Point Avenue in Blue Point NY.  There is a dock area/ beach and people fishing that make good subjects.  Off to the side, there are a few homes that we have sketched before that have some nice gardens in the front.

Hope to see you there.

This week at 6:30PM

Folks, 

it looks like it supposed to rain this week.  I am scheduling us to sketch at the Roast Coffee and Tea company on Main street in Patchogue.  If it's raining, you can sketch in there, if it is not, there are plenty of store fronts and a Church that make for great sketching.  Just bring a chair if you want to sketch outside.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Rain or shine, we are going to be sketching at the Flo's in Blue Point.  If it rains, we can sketch from our cars down by Corey Beach which is 1 block down from Flo's, Flo's stays open during thunderstorms but will close down if the evening is washed out.   For those more interested in scenic pursuits, there is a marina, beach, bay scenery and such down at Corey Beach.

Flo's is located at:

301 Middle Road, Blue Point NY or you can pull up Corey Beach for directions as well.

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

This week we are going to sketch at Sunset Harbor in East Patch

The address is:

Aquamarina Sunset Harbour

90 Colonial Drive

East Patchogue, NY  11772

Directions are:  Take South Country Road (which intersects with Montauk Highway at the Swan Deli/Bakery) past Roe Avenue to the next block, which is Southern Boulevard and go south.  Take Southern Boulevard, to the end, and make a right on Colonial Drive.  Take Colonial Drive to the end and you're at the marina.  If you go right after you enter the marina Chris' boat is in that area, she will be there waiting.

 Try not to park in any spots that say reserved, with a slip number.  Those spots are mostly along the bulk head directly behind the boats.  We don't want to get anyone annoyed because they can't use their parking spot.  There is plenty of parking just opposite of those.  If there isn't a "reserved" sign on the spot, you can use it.  Try not to block any piers and such.  We don't want to be unwelcome guests.

G

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Weather watching again, looks like no rain for tomorrow evening but they said that about yesterday afternoon and we had sprinkles over here.

We are going to sketch at the Patchogue Garden Club garden at the intersection of Terry St and S Ocean Ave in Patchogue. The garden is mostly green right now so that should present a great challenge on how to work with greens to make them pop (hints, use some compliments, use another color underneath, etc)

In the event it does rain or it gets too chilly, the PAC Gallery will be open (It's located in the ARTSPACE apartment building on Terrry Stree, the big apartment building right next to the garden) for those who wish to seek shelter from the rain or don't want to brave the chill to sketch, so we have an indoor and outdoor venue this week where you can sketch gardens or other artists' work.

Facebook Group

Folks
Please join us on Facebook to share sketches and to find out what's going on with the group!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/patchsketch/

Thanks

Gina

This Wednesday at 6PM

Folks,

This week we are sketching on Main Street in Sayville, near the Starbucks.  You can sketch at the Starbucks or along either side of the street,  Sketching Sayville is a great exercise for sketching urban type of landscapes.  

And it should be warmer inland than by the water......

G

Facebook Group

ALSO, for those folks using this blog for dates and times for the sketch club gatherings, please visit us at our Facebook Group at

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/patchsketch/

for more up to date information and to see sketches done by the sketch club.

Thanks

Gina

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Folks,

Weather is supposed to be nice tomorrow evening so it would be good to get back to our regular routine of sketching outside.

Tomorrow we go down by the Maritime Museum in West Sayville.  Bring a chair and a windbreaker as it always windy by the water but there are great sketching opportunities down here including sunsets.

ALSO, for those folks using this blog for dates and times for the sketch club gatherings, please visit us at our Facebook Group at

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/patchsketch/

for more up to date information and to see sketches done by the sketch club.

Thanks

Gina

This Wednesday at 6PM

Folks,

We are going to sketch at the new Flo's in Patchogue.  They just opened about a week ago and since it's supposed to rain tomorrow, I am scheduling Flo's, but if the weather turns out half way decent and you don't want to sketch inside, the Lakeview Cemetary is across the parking lot and the trees are blooming over there.  

The address for the new Flo's is below but it's in the same building as Briarcliffe College.  Plenty of Parking.  We will be sketching at the seasonal Flo's when it reopens next month.

Flo's Luncheonette
225 West Main Street
Patchogue, NY 11772

Please save these dates

Folks,

The Patchogue Chamber would like to put more Arts in their events and they asked if the Patchogue Sketch Club could attend the Alive After Five dates I will list below:

This is In Lieu of Wednesday for the four dates below, our sketch club Outings are going to move from Wedesday to Thursday for these 4 dates only.....unless otherwise noted, all other sketch club outings will continue to be Wedesday evenings or Mondays at Creators Bar for those that can't make Wednesdays.....however, for the sake of scheduling, I am sending out this reminder now:

The four Alive After Five dates are:

July 17th

July 31

August 14

August 28

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM

This week we will be sketching at the SBAA meeting where Doug Broadhurst will be presenting a demo.....if any of you are interested in showing in the SBAA Member show, you can submit your fees at the meeting on Wednesday.  You must be an SBAA member to show so you will to join SBAA if you would like to be part of the SBAA member show in May.

 The monthly meeting and demo will be held at 7:15 PM on Wed, April 23rd, 2014, at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport NY.  The demonstration will immediately follow the monthly meeting and is free for anyone who wishes to attend.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Well, since Old Man WInter 2014 refuses to relinquish his clutches on us with this cool weather...tomorrow we are going to sketch at the Sun Vet Mall on Sunrise Highway.  There are a few Spring Displays that will make for great sketching. It's very cheery and Springy.  You may need to bring a chair as the benches may not be in the best sketching spots.

For those if you not familiar with Sun Vet Mall, it's the mall where AC Moore is and their address is:

A.C. Moore

Sun Vet Mall
5801 Sunrise Hwy
Holbrook, NY 11741

for mapping purposes.

Remember to post your sketches on Facebook.

Thanks

G

This Wednesday at 6PM

We are going to sketch at the Watch Hill Ranger Station at the intersection of Laurel St and Argyle Ln on the Patchogue River...not a bad spot actually.  We'll meet around 6PM....

There are a few parking spots on both sides of the building.  Bring a chair.

This Wednesday at 6PM

This Wednesday we will be sketching the Village of Patchogue.  You can sketch anywhere on Main Street from Maple Ave just East of the theater to S Ocean Ave....the weather is supposed to be decent.  Bring your own chair.  There is Roast Coffee and Tea company on that block if you need a warm beverage.  Look for store fronts and interesting architectural details to sketch.  If it is too chilly for you or the weather changes like it did yesterday morning, (I got caught in that snow on the LIE yesteday morn, what a freaking nightmare) you can always go into Roast and sketch.

Folks, don't forget, to prepare sketches for a Sketch Club show....If you want to put a sketchbook in, please make sure it is a full sketchbook and you don't mind people flipping through it or it being on display for a while...   I can show you how to make several types that you can make yourself to add a more original and creative element.  You are also welcome to pull your sketches out of the sketchbooks and frame them for the show like Bill and Tom do, if that's what you prefer.   Plein air studies done on sketch nights are also welcome.

Again, to be fair to all the folks that do come out and sketch, if you don't attend the sketch outings, you will not be permitted to submit for the Sketch Club side of this show.   You don't need to come every week, but you do need to attend outings.

Sketching on toned paper

Artist Cathy Johnson has some amazing sketch tips and here is one for sketching on toned paper that I like:

Cathy also has many books that are great references.

http://www.cathyjohnson.info/tips/tip120.pdf

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM

This week we will be sketching at the SBAA meeting:

The South Bay Artist Association (SBAA) is pleased to announce that artist Reu'ven Gayle will be conducting a chalk carving demonstration as he speaks about his journey as an artist.  The monthly meeting and demo will be held at 7:15 PM on March 26th, 2014, at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport NY.  The demonstration will immediately follow the monthly meeting and is free for anyone who wishes to attend.

An article on how to set up a palette

This may have useful information for some of you.....

http://www.danielsmith.com/content--name-CoffeeShop?utm_source=Body&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Web&utm_campaign=031814CoffeeShop

The value of sketching

This is an old Richard McKinley post that had some good basic information for thumbnail sketches. Many of you have expressed your challenges with what information actually needs to go into a sketch or plein air study when we are out sketching on location. This article on Richard's blog should be able to answer some of your questions. I thought these tips were great.  Don't let anyone tell you that sketching is a waste of time nor is it just for amateurs.  Terry Ludwig and Liz Haywood-Sullivan also use these same pointers in their workshops. These are all pastel painters but the same tips apply to any medium.  I use the analogy that sketching is just like soccer drills, the more you practice, the better you get at your painting.

http://www.artistsnetwork.com/medium/pastel/painting-en-plein-air-part-1-the-field-sketch

Happy Sketching and painting!

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

We may have rain this evening which pushes us indoors again. So we are going to sketch at the Patchogue Bowling alley at 6:30 PM, 138 West Street (at the intersection of West and Division streets).

Next week we will be sketching at the SBAA meeting in Bellport.

This Wednesday at 6PM

This week we are sketching The Grange in Sayville located on Montauk Highway & Broadway Ave.  We'll sketch until dark.  There are some great buildings to sketch on that property.   In the event that Wednesday has bad weather, we will be canceling Wednesday.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

We will meet at the Roast Coffee and Tea Company in Patchogue.

An article of Interest

Folks,

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Gina

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM

Folks, here's the info for this week's sketch outing......We will be attending the solar plate demo and you can also sketch along as the demo is being conducted....also, check out our Facebook Group to see what we have been doing!

The South Bay Art Association is pleased to announce that artists Michael Maas & Rosamaria Eisler will be conducting a Solarplate Etching demonstration.  The monthly meeting and demo will being at 7:15 PM, February 26th, 2014, at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport NY.  The demo will immediately follow the monthly meeting and is free for anyone who wishes to attend

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Folks,

I spoke to Meetball over the weekend and they would be delighted to have us come sketch this week.

For those not familiar, That Meetball Place, 54 W Main St, Patchogue, NY 11772, is on the West side of Main Street in Patchogue, almost across from the Brick House Brewery.

If you want to come out and grab some grub, we'll be there around 6:30.  It's not fancy, it's meatballs served a few different ways.....there's veggie meatballs, regular meatballs, seafood meatlballs, etc....it's different, it's a big place and they can accomodate the sketch club on Wednesday nights.

G

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Folks, it looks like it isn't supposed to start snowing until after midnight tomorrow....We'll be at Roast Coffee and Tea Company in Patchogue around 6:30PM....come out to get out of the house for a bit.....

Canceling this Wednesday evening due to weather

Folks,

Although this afternoon is expecting rain, I see that later on it's supposed to get icy again.

I am canceling this evening for everyone's safety.

Please sketch out your windows...around the house, mugs of coffee or cups of tea, a nice lighted fire....and post them on our FB page for all to see!

Stay safe!

G

This Wednesday at 6:30PM

Folks,

Weather Permitting - we will be sketching at the Roast Coffee and Tea Company in Patchogue on Main Street (several doors West of the Patchogue Theater.)  You may have to park behind the theater as Main Street can get full quickly at dinner time.

Thanks

G

This Wednesday at 7PM

Folks, This week, we'll hang out and sketch at my house.  I'll have a fire going, bring your sketch gear or bring those homemade sketchbooks with pre-painted pages and we'll do some collage work.  I'll have coffee, tea (Cindy, I have the green Hojicha I was telling you about)...etc....Let me know who's coming so I have a count. 

I have two Chihuahuas that will greet you at the door, they expect everyone to just fall in love with them so they will bark at you if they feel that they are being ignored, just warning you now, LOL.

If you want to learn the collage technique, email me on the side and I will tell you what else to bring from home and what I already have that you can use.

Please use the FB Group to contact me for location information.

Thanks

Gina

Wednesday night is canceled and being rescheduled

The SBAA meeting is being canceled due to the bad weather and expected extreme temps tomorrow evening.  I encourage you to sketch the snow from the safety of your homes tomorrow, day jobs permitting, LOL and post them up on Facebook.   The Solarplate eitching demo is being rescheduled for next month.  Sketch Night is canceled for tomorrow evening, stay home and be warm.

There is snow in the forecast again for Saturday which is the date of the Sketch Crawl....I guess we will be watching the forecast for Saturday.

This Wednesday at 7:15 PM

Folks, this Wednesday we will be going to the SBAA monthly meeting.  You can sketch the meeting and enjoy a free demo at the same time!

The South Bay Art Association is pleased to announce that artists Michael Maas & Rosamaria Eisler will be conducting a Solarplate Etching demonstration.  The monthly meeting and demo will being at 7:15 PM, January 22nd, 2014, at the Bellport Community Center, 4 Bell Street, Bellport NY.  The demo will immediately follow the monthly meeting and is free for anyone who wishes to attend.

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Tomorrow we wil sketch at The Sayville Modern Diner.

136 Main St, Sayville, NY

This Wednesday at 6:30 PM

Folks, this week we are going to warm up for the New Year at Roast Tea and Coffee Company on Main Street in Patchogue just West of the Patchogue Theater.

Bring anything you want to show off that you did during the holidays.....Let's do a Show and Tell of any new art supplies you got for Christmas....Bring a new sketch book or the current one you are burning through and let's get this year rocking with sketches!

and again......

Happy NEW YEAR!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Sketch Club! Keep trying out those art supplies and see you on the 8th!