Two Boats At Symi

Lovely sense of depth here, and I agree the float is essential. A super painting.

Well done. And just the right number of boats too although experts have it that objects should come in uneven numbers.

Very powerful watercolour Ken, i thought it was an oil painting at first. To get that depth of blue and still be fairly transparent is quite an acheivement.

Yes it is a very good render for the deep blue water and it does contast with the boats (especially the orange-opposites on the colour wheel). The float is good also as it balances the mooring posts. Did you paint this from a photograph as the water does appear darker than usual (but it's still good).

Thanks everyone for the positive comments. In reply to Robert, I both sketched and photographed the scene from a dockside cafe. The note on my sketch says "water very dark here - looks like ink!". Which is odd, because it was a beautifully sunny afternoon as I remember.

Love the impact, pallet and detail, but congratulations on the skill of laying down a wash of this deep tonal intensity.

Lovely pair of boats on the sea Ken, super colours