Swan Boats
Here some darker washes have been added, to move the focal point more in the center area, and enhance the diagonal composition.
This photo shows how the mid-tone values are beginning to develop through the layering process, and addtional colors are now added to define the faces and cockpits of the boats. Some of the highlights, and the the tether lines between the boats and the dock, are still protected by masking fluid at this stage -- these parts will be painted in last.
After building up the darker values though layers of paint, final details are painted. I added texture to the surface of the dock by lightly sanding the area with fine sandpaper, and small highlights were scratched out with a razor knife.
This painting looks finished, but I'm not quite sure yet. I like to set my paintings aside for a while and not look at them for a few weeks at a time, and then reexamine them later to see if I want to makes any changes.

