Water Taxi by Dianne Lorden

This is the pastel I created working en plein air at the Brooklyn waterfront the day we attended the opening for the DPP Coming to Brooklyn show at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC). I waited all day for the wind to die down a bit - naturally, that doesn't happen along the waterfront, which somehow escaped me at the time. Honestly, I do know better! So, late in the afternoon, I sat down and pastelled the most interesting thing in view: one of the fabulously colorful water taxis. I didn't have my charcoals with me, so added lines and things that required some definition at home. I don't generally cotton to taxis, but they look like fun! My artwork can be viewed at my fine art website: South Mountain Sketchbook, through which I can be reached.