Another cold morning. Thank goodness for my stepson's windbreaker jacket! The sea was rough, a brisk wind blowing on-shore. This time I decided to sketch the eastern side of the bay. I did a single quick thumbnail - the composition worked straight away for me, so I used it to play with the tones:

This time I chose dark blue paper. I started with the sky which was quite dramatic, and because of the wind, rapidly and constantly changing. But this is the beauty of sketching en plein air - the sketches can be lively, and there can be a real sense of movement. At first glance the headland looked monochromatic, but as I looked more closely, giving my painter's eye time to do its work, I could see colours. I wanted to tie the headland in with the sky, so picked up some of the sky colours to use again. Here's the final result: