Step by Step

I've been working in my studio all winter (I'm not an extreme plein air painter, sorry) but sketches and photos have been getting me through. The weather is changing, though, and I hope to get out again in the next month.
Here's a painting from sketches done in Alaska.

"Bones of the Earth"  watercolor   15" x 22"

Sketch in pencil

First pass. Keeping it loose and soft.

Defining values and shapes

Final pass.