5 x 7 Plein Air oil on canvas panel

Fish were nibbling on me the whole time I painted this yesterday afternoon. Standing in waist-deep water behind our boat, waves rocking me, it was definitely an exercise in concentration -- which I can certainly use. I moved the gas tank to the other side of the prop and put my palette there where I could see everything to my left with the panel propped next to it. I was a lot cooler in the water and was able to see the rocks with the increasingly warmer light on them as the sun lowered in the sky. If I had painted from the beach I would have been facing the sun and the water hues just weren't the same at all. We considered anchoring offshore a little bit but the boat kept turning, and as I said, it was nice and cool in the water. But the fish were sure hungry! Despite that I really had fun doing this and on the way home I couldn't help smiling and the colors of the world have never looked so vivid to me. :0) Seriously I felt like I was on drugs or something -- crazy! No alcohol or anything -- just nature doing a trip on my head. Fun :0)