Painting a Boatyard Scene With a "Keyhole View"

James Gurney paints a gouache scene at a boatyard using a compositional device called a “keyhole view.” Framing off a little glimpse of the harbor and the far shore adds depth and mystery to the scene. ARTISTS MENTIONED: Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Georg_Waldm%C3%BCller Lawrence Alma Tadema (Dutch/British, ART MATERIALS “Viewcatcher” device: https://amzn.to/3yGzaCQ Pentalic watercolor sketchbook: https://amzn.to/2L989y2 Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L Homemade sketch easel: https://gurneyjourney.gumroad.com/l/sketcheasel Rigger brush (synthetic #3) https://amzn.to/3AJoW4i Richeson travel brush set: https://amzn.to/2xwq1Rr Richeson “Grey Matters” brush set: https://amzn.to/2YeNO0P Water cup: https://amzn.to/2soTw2L GOUACHE, WATERCOLOR, and CASEIN PAINT Zinc White: https://amzn.to/3DJHmDF Permanent Green light: https://amzn.to/37kTaf5 Azo yellow: https://amzn.to/3AomPDn Pyrrol Red: https://amzn.to/2XdPcS7 Cobalt Teal: https://amzn.to/2OJbqI Transparent Orange Iron Oxide: https://amzn.to/3lHghLn Ultramarine blue: https://amzn.to/2Sm4FyB Prussian blue: https://amzn.to/2JVbVwb Sepia: https://amzn.to/2X7Ulgs CAMERAS and AUDIO Pocket camera (Canon SX620): https://amzn.to/3lIbtVW Mirrorless camera (Canon M6): https://amzn.to/3BJIjeU Stereo mics/recorders (Rode Wireless Go II): https://amzn.to/3mVsMSP Stereo recorder (Zoom H2n): https://amzn.to/3aFjCUP Tripod: https://amzn.to/2xrRaFc VIDEO TUTORIALS: “How to Make a Sketch Easel” (DVD and download options): https://jamesgurney.com/products/how-to-make-a-sketch-easel "Gouache in the Wild" : https://jamesgurney.com/products/gouache-in-the-wild "Casein Painting in the Wild": https://jamesgurney.com/products/casein-painting-in-the-wild "GRADIENTS: Color, Form, Illusion." https://jamesgurney.com/products/gradients-color-form-illusion BOOKS BY JAMES GURNEY: Color and Light: A Guide for Realist Painters: https://jamesgurney.com/products/color-and-light-a-guide-for-the-realist-painter-signed-by-james-gurney Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist: https://jamesgurney.com/products/imaginative-realism-how-to-paint-what-doesnt-exist Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time: https://jamesgurney.com/products/dinotopia-a-land-apart-from-time-signed OTHER OFFICIAL SITES Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesgurneyart/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GurneyJourney/ GurneyJourney Blog: http://gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/ JamesGurney Website: http://jamesgurney.com/ Facebook group "Sketch Easel Builders": https://www.facebook.com/groups/403006076777641/ Facebook group "Color in Practice": https://www.facebook.com/groups/160510955315435/ Some of the links above are affiliate links, for which I make a small commission at no cost to you.