Corner Lyman and East Street
Every morning my wife and I walk past this spot with our dog. One morning last summer the light was hitting it just so and there was a quiet timeless quality our New England town can sometimes evoke. No other people or dogs. It seemed so perfect I stopped to take a photo.
There is no underdrawing. I just started sketching loosely using a 12 Princeton Aqua Elite with a really pointy tip -- a new brush for me that I like a lot --and a light gray/blue wash. As the painting took form I added some quin gold/raw siena washes and went from there.
I was hoping for a plein air feeling and now that it's done, The next version gets a careful underdrawing and a plan for a more finished version the way Olly is discussing in the most recent on-line tutorials. We'll see what happens.
I actually did a study for another fishing painting yesterday, but realized I need a break so moved on to this one. The new brush made a difference on the wires.
I really liked working without graphite lines. The whole process was really fluid and intuitive. While this study came together fast, just the drawing -- which is nearly finished -- is taking longer than the study. I'm going to try Olly's idea of planning out the washes and also letting everything dry thoroughly between steps. Wish me luck!