Boardwalk Days part 43

 Another decent day, so a good day to go to the Studio.  Unfortunately, my parents hit me with a bunch of requests as I was getting ready, and while I had everything I needed to continue my color tests, I did forget to bring any discs with me, though I didn't realize it until I was already there.  I also forgot one thing I planned to get at my first stop (a supermarket), but that can wait until next time. 

For the music problem, I always have a solution- either take one of the few discs I have there, or borrow something from Molly.  I decided to do the latter.  What I chose were two discs I know well, as they had been part of my collection for years.  First was Elvis Costello's debut album,  My Aim Is True.  Actually what Molly has there in the Studio is an extended version, with the original 1977 album and a bonus disc with demos and such.  I wrote about this in September of 2024 if you want to know more.  Music on, I set up my watercolors and my test copy, and got to work.  I also pulled out my camera (having taken several photos of people on the beach from the internet last night) and used my references to aid my task.

I didn't put down that much color today, as there isn't that much left to do on this copy. I added more watercolor to a few places I had put some already, then put some new color in a few places around the image. I also put some more black in the areas that were borders on the block image, and printed properly on the better inked copy on good paper.  I still haven't done anything with the birds yet, so maybe next time.  What I did can be seen below:

I did spend some time looking at the piece so far.  I'm pretty sure I will change the pavers in the plaza, to something less pink.  The colors on the beach are just arbitrary right now, so they may or may not change.  And some colors will change after I buy some more- I just don't have them yet. 

While I was working on my colors, the first disc ended, and I put on a second, also one I know well, the Pixies album Doolittle, the last LP I bought in a mall record store, and some would argue the band's best album.  I tend to think such evaluations are a matter of taste, but I do feel it's a good one, and I had a copy of it in my Studio discs, now at home with me. My comments on the record can be found in October of 2019.  While that played I had a visitor, the guy who was installing the new hoses on our water heater.  This took only a few minutes and didn't disturb me. 

I will let Molly know about this, but probably not until later in the week.  When the second disc ended, I decided it was time to go on to my next task (planning two more stops before getting home for lunch).  I documented everything, locked up, and went home.