The most frequent reaction to Howell artist Greg DiNapoli’s work is “I thought these were photographs.” So realistic and detailed are his pencil drawings that at first glance they indeed appear to have been captured by the lens of a camera rather than the hand of a man.

IN MEMORY: The beloved local structure known as the Shack, gone but not forgotten, lives on in DiNapoli’s careful representation.

He and his work can be found at the Viking Village Arts and Craft shows in Barnegat Light this coming Sunday, May 30, and again on Sunday, July 11, and once more on Sunday, Sept. 5. Bringing his work to LBI is especially meaningful to him, as DiNapoli’s vacation spot is the family beach house in Peahala Park.