This is a sketch in Gouache and Water-Color Pencil.  Gouache is very good for color “sketch” and much more manageable than Oil when working in a small format or Plein Air.

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Sketching is probably the most satisfying and spontaneous way of capturing a moment.  There are no rules and the end result does not have to look finished.  I like the loose un-belabored look of a sketch.  So here are a few sketches for a change, (instead of the usual paintings I post).