Creek's end

Like the foreground, but not the building. Don't know about Devon mud,but a mix of raw umber and weak pthalo blue is usually good. Think that stretch of very strong, dark green mid-picture could be a mistake, especially as it's stronger than any colour in the foreground? And finally, wonder where the lateral strokes of crimson in the water come from, ie what they reflect? My inclination would be to crop the picture so that all the attention was focussed on the foreground boat, which is very well done - I think maybe you've tried to cram too much into a small painting: but the weakest point is the building - perspective doesn't quite work, and the overall tone is too uniform - it doesn't work against the sharp touches of tone, colour and calligraphy on the boat.

Thanks for info, Robert. In the original the background is even darker which has been reproduced a bit lighter in my image (still getting used to digital camera, as my scanner is bust !) I was attempting to depict a tidal creek with a few rivulets left after the tide has ebbed. Just looking at my orignal now, I guess it looks like a work of two halves - might just fit in a narrow frame here! Rgds, J