Painting Watercolor Washes - Creating Mood in a Painting

Here is a recent watercolor that I have completed of a foggy, grey day at the Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse located at the mouth of the Connecticut River in Long Island Sound. There is a small pond near Katherine Hepburn's old house in the Fenwick section of town that overlooks the lighthouse and that is what I have painted here in this watercolor.

In the watercolor class that I teach at Artisans Harbor in Saybrook , CT we have been practicing washes and the painting here I started with a nice grey wash of raw sienna first and then a mix of ultramaine blue and raw umber to create the moody background. This watercolor is all framed in a double off-white mat with a thin gold frame and can be viewed at Artisans Harbor on Main St. in Old Saybrook, CT or it can be shipped. The painting price is $250.

If you have any questions about the painting please send along an email.
Thanks, PJ

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