They Moved My Object of Interest

I was going to paint the scene in the first photograph, with the white boat as the main object.  But right after I finished setting up and laying paint out on the pallet, a guy moves the boat to the back side of the red barge thing.  It didn't matter though.  They wind blew my easel over three times that day.  And that's after moving it to a lower, less exposed level.





Anyways, the lesson learned is that with costal waters and off shore winds, it's near impossible to paint unless one gets started early in the morning.  How early?  Like 6:00 am early.  And be finished by 9:00 am, as the land starts heating up and creates strong winds.  Therefore I need to change to a morning person over the next few weeks.

And the early morning is a good time to paint.   The light is good.  Cooler temperatures being more comfortable.  Unless there is a storm front passing through, there is less wind.   Less chance of a pedestrian interruption.  So I'll be trying, not just up, but up, alert and ready at 6:00 am.