The North Shore of Lake Superior has distinctively dark rocks that are a purple-ish maroon color. There are interesting lichens growing on them that are a strange green and orange color. Lake Superior is crystal clear...probably because it is always so cold that no algae can grow in it. Because of it's clarity, the color of the rocks near the shore shine through causing suprisingly vivid colors. I was standing on some flat slabs of rock behind the Municipal Campground in Grand Marais, MN when I painted this piece en plein air. You can see the light house and navigational buoy in the background.

I challenged myself to paint this waterscape without using blue pigment. Pigments used: PY150 Aureolin Yellow, PG18 Viridian, PV19 Quinacridone Violet, PW 6 Titanium White.