[Potironette]

He had started with a loose sketch in pencil as a guide. A waterspout rising from the sea. A bunch of wispy looking clouds at the top. A few diagonal waves added in for the fun of drama. He had gotten the waves from another picture in the magazine.

Various shades of blue and gray markers were in his hand. He started dotting the middle of the waterspout. The color in the middle, the lighter color, the darker color. By the time the class ended he wasn't finished with the waterspout. But that was to be expected. Dotting took a while.