While on duty in Liberia, West Africa, I would occasionally walk to the ocean for a swim. On the way I would pass a boat yard busy with workmen busy at rebuilding their old vessels. A perfect topic for the watercolors studies I was creating while teaching Architecture at the nearby Tubman Technical College.
Please see this image and several others on my website at: http://www.ivesart.com/Michael_Ives_Studios/African_Art.html