I used a wet on dry technique here to lay down the overall color segments then went on top of the under painting while it was still a little wet to put in the bails of hay and the trees. The pen drawing, which I did before the painting helped in putting things in correct spacialrelations to one another. I think the precise quality of making an ink drawing vs. a watercolor makes the ink drawing more successful. Still the watercolor affords the quality of depth in the compositions which is less apparent in the drawing.
The pen drawing of Baldwin Hall is far more successful than the painting. The windows are definitely easier to do without watercolor. I think having the line combination over the painting would have helped to achieve a more sophisticated piece. Also, I'm starting to realize that I like a sketchy quality to my line work, such as in the trees, it makes the work less static.
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