![Rosa on the Grand Union Canal, A5 watercolour painting](https://i0.wp.com/dmstrachan.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/rosa-canal-boat-grand-union-e1371758837140-1-1.jpg?resize=600%2C401&ssl=1)
My first attempt at painting a narrow boat. Given that I want to live on the canal at some point, I thought I should practice my boats! And water… Reflections are fun but challenging.
This is an A5 sized painting from my sketchbook. I took time to draw a few different composition sketches and really plan the painting out. This gave me a great opportunity to sketch the boat a few times before I had to transfer the outline to my sketch pad.