What is it about boats, especially tugboats? Maybe it stems from children's books about overcoming great odds, like 'The Little Engine That Could' or 'Tuffy, the Tugboat'. When I lived by the wharfs in San Francisco, I witnessed alot of Tugboats at work. The new modern version tugboat does not have a big smoke stack nor rubber tires attached. They are muscle boats with improved windows on top and many search lights. When I see one of these vintage editions, as in this painting, I just stop and take it in.
I saw this photo and wanted to paint a tugboat. I found some hot press paper which I rarely use and wet it. With no pencil marks I put in a sky, and while wet, put in the hull and housing of the boat. Next, the shoreline in the background was done and the paper was still wet. I waited for some more dryness and lifted out the white for the top and then did some detail. It all stayed together.
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