At the Beach

This evening after swimming in the warm water along the Florida coast I made several quick sketches with white pastel line in a small 9 x 9 inch black paper sketchbook. Later, long after most people went to bed, I added color using mostly gouache and a bit more pastel.

I really like wandering around making simple line sketches of unsuspecting people as they interact. It is so much more likely that I can capture the motion and attitude of people if I can finish the sketch in a minute or two. I liked the cheerful interaction of these two and wanted to convey it in this sketch.