Seascapes/ "Old Concrete Boat"

[OZ]

After attending Jan's Spring Plein Air Class at the Hood Canal Marina, decided to try another painting of the Old Concrete Boat in a more controlled environment setting. Using a few of the reference photos, tried to make a better composition. I adjusted the Tide to full in and am going to change the time of day to give more interesting shadows and tonal values to the painting. At least, that is the plan. We'll see if it works or not.
Took a full sheet of 22 x 30 Sanders Waterford 140 lb. Cold Press paper and tore it down into 4 quarter sheets of 11 x 15, to make this painting. I'm currently out of my favorite 11 x 14 Arches Block.
Here is the reference I chose.



Taking the reference photo, gridded out the Pier and boat, then following the stains on the Pilons, moved the Pier and boat up to the High Tide marks.



Traced out the aspects of the distant shore line, boat and Pier, then went back in to add details and highlights.


Took my Fine Tip Masking bottle and laid down the fluid to preserve my White areas. Even though the distant bank is a little over a mile in the distance, one can see the homes dotting the shore line. Hopefully, this will help me preserve them during the washes. While that's dries, will choose my pallet colors for the painting. Cross your fingers.

[OZ]

Using an #4 Isabey Mop brush and Cerulian Blue for the horizon sky, then will lay down a light mixture of Lemon Yellow, Sap and Green Apetite wash ( wet on dry ) for the forest covered hills, then let dry.


Color pallet used.

[OZ]

Using a smaller Mop, started the waterline ( Wet on wet ). Used French Ultra Marine, Verditer Blue and Cobalt Teal Blue to lay in the water, leaving the boat and pier dry. Let that dry.

[Jcon]

That is sooo cool looking!!!

[OZ]

Thanks Joe. This is as far as I went yesterday.

[Jcon]

That is looking really good Bruce!!!

[OZ]

Thanks Joe. Todays Plein Air class, at the same place, was canceled, due to the weather. ( It's most difficult to paint Watercolors in the rain.) Not impossible, but difficult. So, being a Fair Weather type painter, I shall try and finish this one off in the Studio today, then move on to another painting. Maybe, even a little Model building in between. The masking fluid comes off today.

[OZ]

The " Concrete Boat " is finished. Not exactly the way it was envisioned, but done nun the less.

[OZ]

May try this one again, to try and correct mistakes on this one and make it a little different ...... maybe looser.

[Jcon]

I don't see mistakes, I love it!!!

[OZ]

It's good that you don't, because then it might ruin it for you. I see things that make me want to create a better story for the painting. It's hard to describe, but as an artist, it's something you learn to feel for your painting.