View of the Dock

A friend of mine has been showing me photos of the magnificent view from their house at sunrise.  Not a bad way to start the day. I am very happy with how this turned out, especially the wet on wet look of the water (something I have been struggling to master). 

                                       Watercolor on 140lbs paper 9x12

This was the first painting where I used a masque pen to block out shapes.  Technically, since the clouds were darker than the morning sky, I could have painted on top of it once the paint dried.  I had been meaning to try the pen and this was as good an opportunity as any.  Below is the painting when I pulled off the latex.