It’s the beginning of a rainy season in the Hokuriku region in Japan. I saw this building, which was almost overtaken by the vegetation, from a bus yesterday and snapped a quick photo with my phone. As much as I like live sketching, yesterday’s heavy downpour could have given the word “watercolour” a new meaning. So I used the snapshot as reference, sketching in the comfort of our temporary home, listening to the sound of rain outside.