No boat camp here, I appreciate the sense of tranquility that radiates from your painting. I also really like the pattern of the waves I think a boat would distract from that.
I knew that the high end of the art world can be very weird sometimes. Here is a recent illustration:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/mar/19/damien-hirst-formaldehyde-animal-works-dated-to-1990s-were-made-in-2017
Most art supplies but especially paper/sketchbooks need a certain incubation time before they get used by me.
I feel rather silly about it but that doesn't change the behavior....
Bad news for my plein air ambitions, I live in a very rural part of Iceland, the nearest village has fishing as the main source of income; all we have here are barns & boats....
Agree with Zendruid. Trust your process. It looks promising, and most likely great when it´s finished.
Also I think that "ruler straight" would not really fit with your style anyway.
Weird. I quite like ultramarine blue, especially mixed with burned sienna for nice greys.
Apparently it's my favorite color as it's the first to run out...