Drydock
Watercolor
Private Collection

My ultimate attempt at the Scruffy ol' Boatyard genre, Drydock was to be all I could make it in terms of composition, drawing, and color.

I painted it entirely from my pencil notes and a small color study from on-location, to test myself as much as for any other reason. The zig zag composition, the stains on the pavement, the makeshift nature of so much of the operation at hand, were all parts of the flavor of the locale.