Brewster General Store

No Big Box stores in Brewster.  They are not needed with the Brewster General Store.  It has everything you need.  The building could have been a church but it has always been the store since I came here. The windows on the sides look like stained glass.  It is a very tall structure with a road in front and a highway (Rt. 6A) in front of that.  I did many sketches but did not want only a building so moved closer.  There was much to put in and leave out.  The cantilevered front roof is supported by very ornate angle structures.  In front of the steps are more benches and market umbrellas.  The sun was overhead and it was a beautiful morning. Several tourists stop and take pictures.

Te Brewster General Store

Oops, another VW bus painting.  I started doing VW bus paintings many years ago when my daughter requested one.  She was a student where there were lots of them still going and had fond memories.  Sketches were easy then because there were plenty around. I put them in paintings at that time, but just remembered them recently, when I sold a painting of Mendocino with a VW bus. Three people wanted the same painting.  All of them said it was the bus.  Driving those buses was work and the ride was enough to induce the 'shaken baby syndrome'. 
The Brewster General Store is an icon for the town of Brewster on Cape Cod.  It is draped in patriotic bunting and there are always kids with ice cream.  It is a favorite family stop.