Last summer I prowled the marinas of Port Orchard, a waterfront town on Sinclair Inlet. I took lots of photos and today I painted this watercolor. I like the looseness of the brush work and the general composition. The dark shadow under the dock is a main feature of the painting, leading the eye from the boat up to the building on the dock. The buildings were green, but I wish I had made them a different color to set them apart from the trees in the background.
I painted this watercolor while I was at the weekly meeting of Poulsbo Artist League. About fifteen of us meet each Wednesday afternoon in the parish hall at Vinland Lutheran Church near Poulsbo. It’s a chance to be with other artists and get some art work done at the same time. I’ve been a member for over fifteen years, so I know the other artists well. We are (you might say) mature artists, the average age being well over seventy five. These are my painting buddies.
I particularly liked the depiction of the shadow under the dock. Perhaps a different color for the buildings would work, but even so they are distinct enough to stand alone. Good work.
Thanks, Warren. The shadow is pretty dramatic, isn’t it? I’d like to paint this again, using red for the buildings the second time.