After the pencil outline I created a nice light blue wash for the sky followed by grey for dirt around the bunker.

Following this I added different strengths of black silhouettes for the trees and then the bunker retaining walls.

Next I painted the doors and entrance to the bunker making sure I had number 19 visible.

Painting the fly screen and lattice work wasn’t too difficult but I had more trouble creating the vertical drapes keeping an even space only mm apart.

I had lots of fun painting all the rocks around the garden and the variety of plants, I only wish I’d painted this twice the size.

I think there is about 6 other bunkers to paint so expect a few more in the future.

Naples yellow wash seems to be a favourite colour for painting the dirt around the park, followed by flicking my stippling brush to create stones.

Now time to add lots of little dabs of paint to simulate tree leaves, lighter in the background and darker towards the front.

More plants were added in the garden and the palm tree which also cast a shadow on the ground. It’s all about the details so I added the hosepipe and tap.

Now time to add a little colour with the pink bougainvillea and a few more rocks around the garden.

Next I added some fine details like the quad bike, tyre tracks that John and Mick create while doing maintenance around the park.

Finished artwork framed up in an old style looking frame.