Odds N Ends

This is a very quick painting of a couple of fishing  boats in the fog in Morro Bay Harbor.  

These are two quick sketches I did of the Harbor Hut tower.  Save the power plant stacks it is the highest thing around the south pier in Morro Bay Harbor.  It is obviously a south pacific themed restaurant.

Boat at Dock

Well, a few things.  This one was really fun to paint, but I made like a million mistakes in doing it.  The clouds are almost non existant, the reeds in the front are there because I painted the underside of the dock poorly.  The antenna on the boat is really supposed to be the mast of a ship behind the boat.

But its all good, I had a great time painting this picture and for all its faults, think it turned out great.

final dock

I like this one better than all the others.  The dock looks better, the water looks better, the sky looks better, even the boats look better.  I got some advice on painting water.  I think it really helped.  I'm just really pleased with the way this one turned out.

3rd times a charm?

The dock seems to have shrunk, though I think its the best one I've done.  The land around the lake I like, but the boats didn't come out as planned and the water seems a bit dark.  Not sure if I should try a fourth time.

dock 2

Not sure I really got any better with the one today.  I do like the reflections in the water, and I think i got the deck on the dock better, but I'm not sure the whole thing is any better.

Sittin on the Dock of the Bay

Ahhh, another nice relaxing venue.  A  little dock over the water and a few sailboats.

You may see this one repeated several times until I get it the  way I want.