Turquoise House, Lewes, DE, 14″ x 11″, UART 320

Here is the third painting that I worked on yesterday. It’s my newest and is also from our recent trip to the Delaware Bay.  We finally had sunshine late Monday afternoon and we took a walk around the neighborhood where the hotel was located. I found some interesting back alleys in light and shadow and, of course, I couldn’t resist.

The first painting is the finished one. The other was the painting as I left it the night before, thinking that it was done. But when I looked at the photograph I thought that the grassy strip was too blotchy, the large building with red roof was too blue, and the fence in the foreground was too bright and not well done.

I attacked the fence first with a Sennelier light violet that gave it an overall look that was cooler and less turquoise than what I had.  (I love the angle of the fence at the bottom, which helps invite the eye into the picture.) For the grassy strip, I used a combination of Senneliers and Unison greens (which I had just brought to the studio from home).

On the barn, I added brown, then grayed violet into it and was much happier with the color–softer and less strident, I think.

The title refers to the tiny sliver of turquoise way at the end of the alley to the left. You’ll also see a little car there.  I’ll probably try one more alley painting from Lewes, then might do a few from our trip to Cody, WY last summer.