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| Brant Rock Boats - In Progress |
It was early morning at the dock behind Taylor Marine in Brant Rock, MA The humidity was noticeably lower than that of the past few days and the sun was brightly shining - a perfect morning. There were boats in every slip since it was mid-July and although colorful and shimmery, it was chaos. The job of a plein air painter is as much about what to
not include as it is about what makes it into the painting.
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| Brant Rock Boats |
A blue lobster boat with a red stripe at the water line looked dazzling in the direct sunlight, so it was to be the center of interest. A row of boats on the left included two bright yellow Sea Tow boats and their yellow reflections - all of which created some strong geometric shapes, although somewhat jagged. The background boats were painted as dabs of color and done very loosely so as not to draw much attention.
The color matching of the water went well, although in the side-by-side shot, the scene is very dark. (That's what cameras do in bright situations.) I still have work to do on this one, mostly making sure the reflections line up with their objects.
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