Nantucket Ramblings

New England has tons of beautiful destinations. Nantucket, MA remains top on my list, especially in the off season. This pristine whaling town just exudes calm & elegance, as soon as you step off the ferry. The combination of easy biking, historic houses, cottage gardens, endless beaches, shops & great restaurants keep me coming back.

The hobbit-like cottages of Siasconset is straight out of a fairytale. Infact, these adorable beach cottages are the inspirations for my logo.

SEASIDE COLLECTION

I started a new collection, inspired by my New England coastal visit. But this is another project that has been a long time in the making. Procrastination is define as delay or postpone action. In my case, there's always something else that's putting me off on the process of staying focus. Well, here's some bits & pieces, definitely work in progress...

roses & seaside cottage...

inspire by this photo

americana porches, inspired by...

endless coastal views

TINY WATERCOLOR

When I'm on the road, these tiny 2.5x3.75 Fabriano watercolor paper always travel with me. It comes in a box, just perfect for a quick study.

SUMMER SOUVENIR

Calm elegance, light infused landscape, combination of easy biking, historic houses, cottage garden, endless beaches, shops & restaurants keep me coming back to NANTUCKET, MA

COASTAL CHARCOAL SKETCH

Another version of painting seascape. Drawing with a kneaded eraser on tone paper is definitely my mature way of drawing. You can see that SEURET's drawings influence my penchant for abstraction.

SUMMER ISLAND

Always drawing, always working on something...I guess our painterly eyes never take a break.

MAGIC HOUR

As Ralph W Emerson noted, nature leaves us "perpetual observation, perpetual acquiescence & perpetual thankfulness.'

NANTUCKET RAMBLINGS

My ongoing projects & creations that might or might not be finish. This is my latest:  Nantucket Ramblings. Inspirations from my visit to Nantucket, MA. I love it when manipulation of material, imagery, & memory all come together.

BEACH UMBRELLA

After a long stretch of wonderful beach days, I have to stay indoor today! One does get spoil!

COASTAL ROSES

A real fine summer day. If one cant be lucky enough to be living on the water with a rose garden...spending time by the water to paint it is the next best thing on a fine day.

BY THE WATER

I'm going to be spending more time at my artist retreat...making use of my time along the shoreline.

SHORELINE GLOW

Go to bed early so one can get up & be knock out by the dawn.

PASTEL NOCTURNE

The end of Steamboat Rd is an easy detour. The sky & Long Island Sound offers me endless inspirations to fill my sketchbook. Even if I dont have enough time to finish a sketch, I bring the memory back to my studio.

L I SOUND

Due to the chilly breeze from L.I. Sound, enormous serenity at Tod's Point. Not a soul or pet on the beach. I like this new white filbert from Blick Scholastic series. Just the right size for dabs of clouds & highlights for the wave. A regular 2B pencil works well over the oil sketch.