Was provided with details (as much as could be remembered) of a boy, under a tarp, near the water, in the rain.  Tarp was held in place with canoe, which sat on rocks. Canoe was green.  Boy faced forward. Water flowed well. There was a fire nearby. This was all based on a picture seen by the customer over 50 years ago!

 

Preliminary Sketch:

actually this is about the 4th sketch!

 

Drawing transferred to Board, initial color in background:

Notice that the boy is now in a Sleeping Bag!

 

More colors, filling canvas, adding detail:

Got rid of the trees that leaned to the right in the background

 

FINAL:

added a stick in his hand and "Rain".... and a Moose way in the back

Was asked to paint another Fish Dreams painting, but this time with an existing person and an existing lake! (the original was all imaginary).  Instead of a Fire pit, I went with a Stove.

 

Sketch and first layer of color on board:

 

More Color added to picture:

Still need all the Shadows put in, and to darken up the room.

Need to fix the "dream" circle too... it's lopsided.