Waterloo travelled extensively in Ireland and on the Continent yet it was the gentle rural life in England which appealed to him more. According to Martin Hardie "his somewhat idyllic landscapes found mainly in Southern England, are marked by harmony of colour and quiet refinement. (Watercolour Painting in Britain Vol II, London 1967). Like Hardie, Sir Alfred East, Waterlow worked throughout his life in oils as well as in watercolour, being elected a member of the Royal Academy a year after receiving his Knighthhood in 1902.

The present watercolour shows the influence of John William North and George John Pinwell