Celebrating the New Year!

I decided to start the new year off right, so I headed down to the beach at Robert Moses State Park on Jan. 1 where I stood outside and did 2 plein air paintings of the snow on the dunes. The temperatures were really mild so I hiked to the lighthouse, took a break, and then wandered further down the road as far as Kismet, a beach community on Fire Island. I've never walked past the lighthouse before so this was a new adventure for 2011. I'm sure it looks different in the summer than it does under snow. I'll definitely have to walk back in warmer weather.

Lighthouse Beyond the Dunes

This was painted at Robert Moses State Park. I sat on a bench on the boardwalk and painted the Fire Island Lighthouse in the distance. This is 3 1/2 x 4

Smith Point Bridge

I've done many paintings of Smith Point, but never painted the little bridge before. Most parts of Fire Island are visited by ferry because cars are not allowed in the towns. But the eastern and western ends of the island have bridges to public beaches. This is the smaller bridge on the very eastern end. The painting is 3 1/2 x 4.

View Across the Bay

This was done in my NY Plein Air Journal that I started. It is about 3 1/3 x 4. This is the view from Smith Point Park across the bay to the mainland.

Flowers Along the Fence

This is yesterday's plein air done at Smith Point Park which is on the easternmost tip of Fire Island. It is one of the beaches that is accessible by car. I used a bit of artistic license because the sky was completely overcast and grey...not blue like this. This watercolor and ink is 4 x 6.

Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all of you!!! I won't be back on the computer until Tuesday, so have a great one!