Towpath, Swain's Lock

I got outside to paint this morning. I arrived at Swain’s Lock fairly early and painted in bright sunshine, with the sun behind me. Thus, this picture is fairly dark. But then, most of what I was looking at WAS dark! The only light was on the towpath and the nearby bushes, and I like the composition. I also liked the way the light shone off the canal. I did some work on this at home, as it was much too dark. Painting in the sun is hard. All of the colors I was using for the underpainting looked terrible! After this, I did a painting in the shade, which was more comfortable. But I don’t like the painting, so you aren’t going to see it!!! I’ve heard that people are having a hard time with comments. Please let me know if you’ve tried to comment and couldn’t–you can email me at jeanhirons48@gmail.com.