Working from three photographs, I roughly sketched the composition onto a sheet of watercolour paper – I like to see the work in colour before going to canvas. I envisaged the old shed (near my home in central Victoria) to be a haven for the swaggie and his dog – a shelter from the rain.
STEP ONE
Using my watercolour sketch for reference, I prepared the canvas. I used my mop brush with a tint of Azure Blue and Blue Violet in