It was important to balance strong visual elements. I embellished the collages with rich layers of background color. It was quite a challenge to bring these two pages into a harmony. Also, I struggled to maintain a continuity of palette...quite difficult over an eight year period!

A few key locations merited their own full page renditions. This is Bull's Bridge, at the junction of the Grand Union Canal and the Regent's Canal, as seen from the visitor moorings at Tesco's. I especially like the smoke emerging from the green boat's chimney.

This is the last picture in the book, a very tranquil scene of Little Venice, in the heart of London. I imagine that Maggie ends up mooring here for some time, as it is something of an artist's colony. This is one of my favorite moorings. You would never imagine that busy Paddington Station is just around the bend. The IWA Canalway Cavalcade takes place here every May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

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