Thumb in the Dunes 2

Hello, again O:-) If you're having some closer looks into Edgar's book, too, Caroline and Phoebe, perhaps you could tell me about the meaning of the decorative approach to composition. I must say I've just got the feeling that he's not fond of it, but I haven't understood what he was talking about O:-) Could you explain?

Thumb in the Dunes

This was a very light dune I saw on the Baltic Sea and I find nature has done a good job with the composition O:-)

Recent Pen & Ink Sketches

Here are two Pen & Ink sketches I've done in the last two weeks.  They are minatures, 4" x 4".  I start with a   quick and rough thumnail sketch.  Then I go to watercolor paper and do a light sketch in pencil to get the right position.  Then alternate pen and wash with a brush.

Thumbnails again

I'm reading Edgar A. Payne's "Composition of Outdoor Painting". It's a great book to learn with and that's why I'm back to do those tiny drawings again.