Tag Archives: Westport

Line Crews at Work

Since I’ve spent the last few weeks watching trucks with people fixing power lines, I started thinking about how I’ve sketched line crews but have no idea how they do what they do. It seems dangerous. I’ll never forget how … Continue reading

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Send Thoughts of Warmth to NY and NJ

  Spirit Painting for Mena/2010 About a month ago when we moved into a temporary rental, I noticed the shower was elegant but the hot water ran out so fast, that I thought it was miserable. I said out loud, … Continue reading

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Hurricane Sandy

My water color and pencil sketch of Canal Beach in Saugatuck Shores in peaceful weather/2010. This is an area that would have suffered some damage from Sandy. I am sorry I have not posted or sent out newsletters from Illuminara.com … Continue reading

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Sketching on the Saugutuck with Children at the Westport Library

It was a glorious day to be by the river with 20 children, drawing the light and shadows, the trees and water. I was so taken by the depth of sincerity of each child, the genuine seriousness that they held … Continue reading

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Ghost of the Tree at Compo Beach

Sketch of my favorite tree at Compo (that is no longer there) Rounding the corner on Compo Road South as it turns left just where the jetty is, I always hold my breath a little as I notice how my … Continue reading

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Compo Beach Days

A quick gestural study in paint at Compo Beach (approx. 21/2′ x 3′) I haven’t taken my easel to the beach yet this summer (too hot so far) but will before summer’s end, I hope.  I love to visually grab … Continue reading

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Swimming at Longshore

This is a repost of one of my Westport Sketchbook sketches w/ water color of the pool at Longshore Summer is here, the smell of chlorine and sunscreen and the warmth of the sun on wet skin is back.  Summer … Continue reading

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Summer Is Here

This is one of my Westport Sketchbook drawings of Compo Beach/2010/pencil and watercolor Last day of school, looking forward to pink pearlescent days at the beach!

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Honor, Courage, Duty

My sketch of the Veteran’s Statue in Westport, CT/2010 I live where Minute Men fought the Red Coats and sometimes when I look at the stone walls and trees I try and picture both Minute Men and Red Coats hiding, … Continue reading

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Springtime on Main Street in Westport

This is one of the Westport Sketchbook drawings I did in 2010 For some reason in this drawing from Main Street in Westport, I felt compared to capture bricks and stones. There is so much detail underfoot, we hardly ever … Continue reading

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