Back from another trip again.

I'm back from another vacation trip. We just spent four days in the Russian River resort area (What a coincidence, since that's what I'm currently painting). We had a fantastic time! Thanks to Margaret and Michael at the Fern Grove Cottages, (we always feel so welcome and have such a great time, when we stay there). I really got inspired and now I can't wait to jump right in and finish this piece. Here's the finished color sketch. I'm pretty happy with it, and I think the light filtering through the redwood trees is working much better now: