Painting 'en plein air'

Last saturday I have been painting outdoors for a couple of hours, standing on the Dr. Kuyperkade in Maassluis.

There was a lot to observe: my main subject, the water and the reflections, and further on houses, shops, shopping people, cars, bikes... almost too much to come to the right painting decisions whitin such a limited time. 

Before I got started, I made an imprimatur in yellow ochre, which suggested already a sunny feeling. 

Altogether, besides a couple of nice conversations with interested passers-by, the afternoon produced a nice first draft, which I am going to give a finishing touch in my studio later on.