Fog on the Bay

Hurray, the sun is back and the fog is lifting. Many times I have watched the fog creep over the Marin hills and under the Golden Gate. It was exciting to recreate the picture I have of it using boats in the foreground which would have to be Angel Island or the other side of Tiburon with the fog over Sausalito. I put a little warm note in the sky (raw sienna and opera) and then covered it with ultramarine blue. I then washed it by running a thin streak of clear water over the paper, tilting the board with the paper from side to side to soften the edge. It takes some practice but is a great technique when you paint low fog. Something you need if you paint on the San Francisco Bay.