Yes I was excited to make that loose painting, I had been sitting outside painting for a couple of hours and my efforts were hopeless, the dunes can be a difficult landscape to capture. Then with the sun in my eyes i just went for it in this final attempt and it made my trip worth it. It always takes me a while to stop trying to paint the actual scene in front of me (an impossible task), but just trying to capture the essence of the place and moment. After a few rubbish attempts I finally switch off my thinking head and just go with my intuition and get into the zone. Its a great feeling when It happens. I find though using this sketchbook instead of a block really helps as i can be less precious about it. I way way prefer the looser more direct response to a place, because its not just the painting but about the actual experience of a place.