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Nearly Done.
After spraying more fixative (Canson requires it if you want to put many layers on), I continue with
"true" color. You'll note a few changes from my earlier sketches. For one, I have extended some of the
pilings and turned them into utility poles. They were there in the photo; I just decided to add them in now to
break up the monotony of the rectangle occupied by sky. Also, I have added an orange float to the rear
of my center of interest, which is the green boat on the right. I am endeavoring to hold true to my
compositional sketch, which has the eye traveling from bottom left to the green boat with the orange float,
and then zig-zag back to the ... Hm, the TRUCK is where I want the eye to end, but there's no way to get there!

Final Painting.
I solved my "flow" problem by using a rope, more brightly lit than the others, to lead the eye
up to the truck. Now the eye flows through the painting the way I want it to.

"Packed In, Head Harbour" 19"x25", pastel

Truck Detail.
The truck is an important anchor for the eye, and I wanted to make it interesting. You'll note the bright
spot of orangey-red where you can see an illuminated taillight; the shining headlights; and the richer
color on the piling immediately in front of the truck. (Photo was taken before I corrected my "flow" problem
with the rope as in the finished painting.)

Green Boat Detail.
The orange float was made with a layer of cool violet followed by a light scumbling of brilliant orange.
At this point, the tooth of the paper -- even with all that fixative -- was so filled that for this I had to use my
absolutely softest pastels, Sennelier. The numbers on the boat weren't "lettered," but were created
by painting around the digits. I first put in a rectangle of solid, dark gray and then used a lighter pastel
to paint the negative space. This makes for more-realistic looking lettering.