Plein-Air in the fog at Pemaquid Point

Today I taught the workshop in the fog at Pemaquid.  It was a lovely sublime day with lots of surf and the rolling bands of thick to moderate fog.  It is always a challenge to paint in these conditions because the value range is so close and it is very hard to stay within these values.  Plus the colors are very muted and cool and it is easy to try and amp things up to get more contrast and more drama and that is not fog.  So I kept the colors blues, mauves and siennas to try to keep the greys lively but semi authentic.  I also kept the shapes dominant and merged together.  Here are my two paintings from today one is a watercolor and the other a 20 minute oil demonstration.watercolor demonstration Plein air on 300 lb Arches paper 30 minute plein air oil demonstration