Lower Manhattan from Pier 34

Yesterday I had planned to paint the skyline again from Pier 34 but no painting happened due to weather...

So I went today.

I have done this painting before, but I wanted to re-do it on a long skinny panorama panel instead of 8x10, and also last time I had a technical issue with my ground not being dry.

This is an 8x16 panel which is a fun size.

I had to build a panel carrier for it since it won't fit in my box.

That was a pain to carry around but it worked! 

I just had to remember not to leave it anywhere, like on the train! 

The sun was hot, I started late and I was really tired and started to lose focus before I finished.

This painting took 3 hours.

I missed my goal of getting the whole Freedom Tower up to the top in!

The boathouse and kayakers are in the painting, it was a busy day over there.

A man who had been kayaking came over and asked me to put him in the painting, and make him purple because he was wearing purple.  I did and he was very happy.

David was painting the skyline too from Pier 45!

While I was painting I was wondering how he would handle it, and I got to see!

I am trying to get better at clouds, I am making no progress with that...... oh well.

(David's clouds are excellent.)

I really should go out just to do small cloud studies.

I did not have time to go to the boathouse after and see everyone, because I HAD to go to Blick before they closed and also to The Strand to return the huge heavy book that of course I had to carry around all day.

I did not get anything else at The Strand, just a paper cut  and my refund which all went to Blick.