Sometimes no matter what one tries the painting just does not become half as good as the sketch.
When I did the sketch I though I had been able to capture the 'buzz' in the market. When I did the first painting I did not have the sketch with me. So when I finally had both of them together I realized how badly I had missed the sketch during the painting. So I tried a new version with different treatment. But still to me the sketch remains the best of them all. It just captures the essence better than the others.
![Market scene with melons sketch](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lZ3Uj6WYY7yrJA-OlCWmS-XSvwuWRLowKZTSHSxwN5_DFKDN1WGf-8RVpTD4o0vXpB_XJIL9-0mCL4jrkNR0rAu9aZ0R9NuLLFWWOVw2GFmoPL-YYz2Kj1SZOQANjzNmedQhU44QWGI/s320/market_scene_with_pumpkins_sketch.JPG)
Market scene with melons sketch
![Market scene with melons watercolor](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WkqHt8RLaa_wafzOa7Lj24HPMpPhGrrByxJWqF3Jey_4T4Z6lsGbSZOgkd5lW56K5LCkh8jSWAKZBAwUgbAM1mYjTOBUL0605c8kyOc6etdBhsprt6r34BtkFQ67Anuf40KngiKC9rg/s320/market_scene_with_melons.JPG)
Title - Market scene with melons
Size - 19 inch x 14.5 inch
Medium - Watercolor on handmade paper
![Market scene with pumpkins - mixed media](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0OVNspVoZEDFkFZsrgfvqmU82BPNDhcu6NZUwSee-duxabDczJnOjJCqY6tACRKycPPFMXqYTdP3G3td9B_zVgXJbdoPGcPpy2G2qM2lUSxCRAwSVsticVDjWTJpjaviAbzZU3IrCGk/s320/market_scene_with_pumpkins.JPG)
Title - Market scene with pumpkins
Size - 24 inch x 13.5 inch
Medium - Ink and acrylic on brown tinted paper