I began this piece by doing a blue wash and sketching out the paddle board and the buoy. Next, I began painting the lake and blending many different blues and hues of blue. Then, I painted the trees and reflections of those in the lake. The paddle board was my next step which was hard because I had to be careful to not let the blue and orange mix. Then to tackle the buoy, I was nervous about how the reflection of the buoy in the lake because I felt it would be difficult at first. Once I started and got into it and painted the buoy I took a couple risk to see if it would work and looked how I wanted. The reflection was definitely the hardest part of this piece but it also really created movement in the whole piece. I really really like this piece and I feel it was very successful, because the colors of the lake blended well. As well as the contrast of the orange paddle board and the blue lake which really made the stand out and look vibrant. Finally, I improved in this piece at using color and the difference that can make to my art and putting emphasis on certain pieces.