The Painting of a Watercolor: Spring at the South Shore Yacht Club
Context
Nine (9) boards with original sketches and paintings documenting the process of painting a watercolor with labels narrating artist's process from a process exhibit.
From the narrative labels accompanying each board:
Board #1: Preliminary pencil sketches
Board #2: Details of various elements in final pencil sketch
Board #3: Colored sketch developed in studio from final pencil sketch, with colors used
Board #4: Pencil layout for actual painting
Board #5: Beginning of painting
Board #6: Painting one-fourth finished
Board #7: Painting one-half finished showing additional detail, especially in the derrick
Board #8: Painting three-fourths finished. Background laid-in, leaving foreground figures as last main area to finish
Board #9: Finished painting
Collection
Wisconsin Art Collection, Permanent Art Collection
