SAILBOAT FANCY - Creative Challenge - Bold Colors

SAILBOAT FANCY
Watercolor - 14x18

It is easy to get in a rut with color choices so I gave myself a Creative Challenge to use different colors for a seascape. For Sailboat Fancy I used strong shades of turquoise and phthalo blue for the ocean water and added bold strokes of gold and pink in the sky and rocks.

I also gessoed the surface of the watercolor paper to provide a slick surface which allows for a very painterly look to the final piece.