Plein Air Painting, Brownsville marina

Brownsville Marina Boats 6x10 oil on panel

 A lot has been happening the last couple of weeks and it has been hard to find the time to post.  For one I have been getting out to paint!  I have given a workshop in watercolor plein air painting for nineteen brave souls who belong to the Poulsbo Art League and I have taken a color workshop with Jim Lamb.

Sometimes I feel a little guilty about doing so many studio paintings and posting them to my blog called In Plein Air....I'm sure there are some smirks from the hard core PA guys..When I started this blog in 2006 the idea was to do more outside painting ...but life kinda took over and I gained galleries and they requested certain types of work....you know how it goes....I have thought of re-branding my blog and may still. ....I would like to have your input on that. What do you think? Should I start a new blog of studio work and keep IPA..or just rename this blog to Robin Weiss Fine Art?

I usually start out a painting session by doing small thumbnail sketches. Lately I have been using water brushes. One has clear water and one has 50% India ink, and water soluble markers.
In the sketch above,  the sail boat with the dingy sailed away just as I was getting started painting! I hate that!...but it is part of the challenge of PA ....I think the resulting painting (Top) is missing a good focal point.....I have pics, so I may be able to pull off a good studio painting from this effort.. that is what plein air is all about for me....getting all the reference and color information you need to take back to the studio.