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The Working ShoreWorkshop practices on the Chesapeake

Plein Air

Reading tide light, a plein air session

A session-by-session account of painting light that moves with the water, from the first reading of the morning to the last stroke before the wind lifts.

A painter squinting at low water from a folding stool, palette knife raised, long shadows of marsh grass striping the wet sand
(photo caption).

(introduction, 2 paragraphes : la scène au bord de l'eau et ce que la page documente).

Why tide light is a different problem

Choosing the session window

What the palette gives up and keeps

(titre du tableau : moments de marée contre décisions de palette).

Working habits that survive the change

Frequent mistakes to avoid

  • (erreur 1, concrète et observée).
  • (erreur 2).
  • (erreur 3).
  • (erreur 4).

(conclusion, 1 à 2 paragraphes).