Champlain Canal lock #5 Hudson Crossing Park, Schuylerville, NY.

45  F  mostly sunny.

 

#746  Champlain Canal Lock 5  Hudson Crossing Park, Schuylerville, NY.

4-9-16

12x16

     I drove around a lot and passed thousands of places  that could have been painted, I came here to a familiar spot, walked around and found a familiar scene and painted it in a familiar way. If this sounds defeatist or redundant, it's because it felt a bit like that.  It's hard to innovate all the time,  maybe it's not desirable,  the scene had the black rectangle of the gate, the sky and water, and that perspective, so I should have been more satisfied.  Maybe I'll like it more tomorrow.

More white, more white!

This was yesterday......
41  F  sunny!

           #740  Burgoyne St.. Schuylerville, NY  3-30-16  11x14

The Saratoga Monument is right up the road.

I liked both the white off of the houses on the right as well as the shadows crossing the road.

Just a few progress shots, this tone is on the dark side, but not the darkest value, and opposite in color.

Later on yesterday the sun stayed out and the shadows were even better.

54  F

         #741  R.R. Park.    3-30-16   9x12