Yet Another Waterfall

Pastel on Ampersand Pastelbord, 12 X 16 in.

Today's painting is another waterfall. This one is based on a photo taken by my nephew. I'm not sure if this is in Hawaii or in Alaska -- he spent the winter house-sitting in Hawaii and this summer is captaining a fishing boat in Alaska.

I started with a watercolor underpainting:

Some artists are so good at underpaintings that they can leave a lot of the underpainting showing in the finished painting. I am not able to do that yet. But I keep trying, and starting with the underpaining gives me a road map for the finished painting