A Break From Color

This is the Fisherman's Memorial in front of the Catholic Church on the eastside of Boothbay Harbor.  To keep your eye on the subject matter, I decided to make the church a silhouette without much attention to the architectural details.  The darker silhouette of the old dory stands out against that lighter shape of the church.

I would encourage you to think about simplifying shapes and reducing textures in background shapes.
And interesting shape doesn't require much texture or detail if the shape is well defined.  Keep your eye on the focal point by eliminating texture and details in areas that are secondary to the primary shape.