Elizabethtown resident Bud Egglefield transformed the doodle challenge into another dimension altogether by creating an aerial view of Essex, New York. Imagine yourself high above Essex in a hot air balloon. Or straddling a Great Blue Heron? This is what you might see. Essex … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: Bud Egglefield’s Aerial View of Essex, NY
Essex Doodles
Forget How to Doodle?
When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college – that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared back at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?" ~ Howard Ikemoto I love this snippet of … [Read more...] about Forget How to Doodle?
Daily Doodle: Victrola’s Water, Beautiful, Freedom
Is "Victrola's Water" a poem? A doodle? Both! Water, water Beautiful Freedom mine This is certainly an image, in words and doodle, that capture part of Essex's enchanting environment and the feeling it inspires for many of us. Minimalism in Victrola's Water Much of the … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: Victrola’s Water, Beautiful, Freedom
The Doodle Back Story
I’ve been scribbling Essex doodles for months. Fancy buildings. Falling down buildings. Quirky characters who pass by and through both. And some who don’t… This ongoing project is an effort to crowdsource the most engaging information (especially visual information) about our … [Read more...] about The Doodle Back Story
Daily Doodle: Amy Guglielmo’s Essex Flowers
This happy summertime doodle of Essex flowers was drawn by local artist and children's book author, Amy Guglielmo. Learn more about her Touch the Art series, and you can often find her whimsical art at the Adirondack Art Association in Essex, NY and at Stonybrook Gallery in … [Read more...] about Daily Doodle: Amy Guglielmo’s Essex Flowers