Blue Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting - almost finished

I have been working on my large 4 foot by 4 foot oil painting and have only small details left to finish. The scene is of the Black Hall River with the Lynde Light and the Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse at the mouth of the Connecticut River. I take a few days to view a painting in different settings around my house. This is a good way to view your work with fresh eyes and make any adjustments to the painting. This small photo does not do the painting justice, this is a big painting. I hope I can fit the painting with the frame in my vehicle so I can put it on display at an art gallery. Contact me at pj@pjcookartist.com for further details on painting.
Thanks, PJ Cook

Blue Moonlight Oil Painting - Next Step for a Large 4' by 4' Painting On Canvas

The first step for creating a successful piece of artwork is the concept and composition of the oil painting. Once that step is done I have started painting the background of the sky and the reflection of the sky in the water for this marine oil painting. Everything tends to look more grey in a moonlight painting so I have greyed down the blue with a complementary color (burnt sienna). You may think of burnt sienna as a brown but it is more orange than brown and orange is the complement of blue. Never use equal amounts of the two colors or you will get a muddy color. This painting is very large, 4' by 4' canvas so I am using big brushes to lay in the inital color.
Check back for my progress in painting a moonlit scene in oil paint.
Thanks, PJ Cook