Liz poses on the terrace of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre cafe 

with Snecklifter at our tree-shaded mooring across the River Avon.

Looking the opposite way across the boat towards the cafe terrace

Sitting in the shade I spotted Akira Hirose from Funabashi city in Japan 

sketching and then painting Snecklifter from an unusual angle.  When he  

finished he was happy for me to photograph him and his  

water-colour (shown larger below)