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| Two Megs - Boston Fish Pier In Progress |
Today was the day; I found a parking spot along Northern Avenue at the Boston Fish Pier! I have often driven by this waterfront area looking for a metered space and until now haven't been able to score one. Large fishing boats and trawlers are typically moored along the pier one after the other for the length of the 100 year old fish pier. The sturdy working boats had all the signs of their age and hard work. Far from pristine, they had a rustic look that lends itself to the (sometime) rustic look of plein air via palette knife.
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| Two Megs - Boston Fish Pier |
On this day a "white" fishing boat called "Two Megs" was the closest to my painting location along the Boston Harborwalk. It was early morning and the water was primarily deep green-gold, except for the reflections of the undersides of the boats. The complex scene had me doing a visual scan for the simplest, biggest shapes. Most of the scene was in shadow. The vanishing lines of the fish pier building were established, and then it was easy enough to rough in the entire bottom of the canvas with darks. Sight sizing allowed me to get the right proportions for "Two Megs". I then placed the most strategic dots of lit color over the thin dark base.
It was a lot of fun to paint here with a steady stream of school aged children walking past with their camp counselors. They had great comments and suggestions! I thought about feeding the meter again and working longer on this one, but it is very easy to overdo (ie wreck
) a painting once it is two hours in.
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