Rock Bridge with rocks below

While the rest of the US gets snow, we finally at least got some rain.  The poor NE is still getting snow bombed.  So, I decided to do a painting without snow. 

I did this painting on a 16 X 20 stretched canvas.  I wish I would have had more canvas left at the bottom to show off the water more,....but.... I first painted the canvas with black gesso and let that dry.  Next, I painted in the sky colors, trees, then lavender-grey rocks, then burnt umber shadow rocks, then burnt sierra on the top of these burnt umber rocks.  So basically I just painted the scene without drawing any of it on the canvas.  I hope that makes sense.  I did use the picture and some of the color suggestions from a Robert Warren's Guide to Painting Water Scenes.  As a matter of fact, some of my other paintings have been based on other Robert Warren picture scenes. 

I've noticed something while painting.  I'm ok in the beginning and middle of painting,...but, when I get down to painting at the end stages, I get restless and agitated and don't want to do what is necessary to make the painting finish out nicely.  For example, in this painting, I quit before making the water pretty and doing some color adding to some of the rocks.  I've noticed this inability to stay focused and finish out the painting before on some other paintings I've done; so, It's not just this one painting or anything rescent...it's just me. 

Hang in there,
Amy