Homer-like watercolor or Homer-inspired watercolor?

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

After some finishing touches with a big assist from artist and art restorer Gerard Doucette, this is the finished watercolor study. My wife thinks the child is of Asian ethnicity which, perhaps gives the piece a contemporary feel. 

Aside from the child I like the warm yellow sky. This reminds me of hot, humid Summer days when a breeze is hard to find. The sky also reminds me of Cape Cod for some reason. Perhaps childhood memories playing along the beach in the sand and changing tides.

As a final note it is a good practice to not overwork a picture. Or at least that is what I think to myself when all is said and done.