Sometimes I actually take my own advice. On Wednesday, I painted with the Plein Air Painters of Maine at Cosy Harbor. When faced with so many details on location, I decided to make a painting based on values, with much less emphasis on color. I also settled on a time honored practice of watercolorists: I started with the farthest, lightest landmass and moved forward in values. I reduced the number of boats to three. And I minimized the value contrast in the foreground. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
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