Sailboat on Lake Pontchartrain

More highlights added to water and light tones

Prepped and ready for the Egret

The Marsh Painting,16 x 20 on canvas

More layers and new work on foreground.
Additional layers to follow and decision as to whether or not  to include the egret in this painting, or just start another painting ,
as the storm in this piece has taken over as the focal point.
The decision was made to go forward  with Egret .

Marsh

The background to the marsh painting is nearly completed.
I have revised it to include details of the cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds, clustered in the distance.
The far end of the clouds from this vantage point  fade into the distance near the horizon.
The beveled look  to the  horizon is not actually painted that way.
Will adjust and correct to true view in the in the  image software at next posting.

Lake Pontchartrain

Decided to take the Lake Pontchartrain painting to a whole new level.
I've added waves in the foreground, which then necesitated  adjustments to the background, reflective
more of a churning lake, underneath breezy conditions.
Click on image for a larger view of waves.