Quarteira, Portugal, 15" x 11".
A town on the Algarve coast, and not a touristic sort of place but more for the locals. The scene is a residential area. I can't remember exactly how I found myself in this spot, but I thought my reference photo would make a good watercolour subject and I decided to add a few cars and a couple of figures to the composition. Some people have asked me about me leaving in the pencil marks from my outline drawing. I use a think 2B or 3B pencil and those lines still show. I personally don't mind them and they add something to the painting. I very rarely rub them out where I've left paper. Also on this painting I've not used so much white gouache for highlights - you can overdo it sometimes.
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