Floating Neighbors (Watercolor)

I didn't get to visit this area on my most recent visit to the Northern California area. We instead focused on Point Reyes and Fort Bragg, California. This painting is from the El Granada fishing pier. It was January so the light was cool. I tried to keep the background loose to focus in a bit on the floating vessels. I don't use a pencil drawing so I have to work with the watercolor drawing as best as I can. My corneas are a bit different so I tend to see very flat.

Pleasure Craft

The El Granada Pier. I like the food and atmosphere in this area.

Pleasure Craft 2

I'm working up to a larger painting of this scene and this is just one of the vessels that will be included. I found this new stone paper to play with. I cut the first sheet down into a 6 by 10 watercolor journal. I had the pages bound at Kinko's. The surface is what it is and you really aren't too much in control of what the paint will do.

Drawing Floating Neighbors

This drawing is not associated with the current painting by the same name. I must have the title on my brain again. This is a scene from the El Granada Pier. I think the first painting will be in watercolor. Its the medium I am into lately.

Floating Neighbors

Floating vessels always challenge my painting eye. I tend to paint in too many details. I think you can say more with less. I will paint the scene again in another medium. The pier is in El Granda, California the locale of the Princeton Seafood Company. Its one of my favorite places to have lunch.

El Granada Pier New Years Day

Earlier in the day on New Years Eve we had lunch at the Princeton Seafood Company. I wanted to paint some boats so we walked around for a bit and I got in two little trading card images of the boats and people. When we got home I worked from the trading card image to create this painting which is 8 by 10 inches.