Thanks Kim,
, I was really pleased with how the hands turned out too. I didn't have to fuss with them too much, other than adjusting some tangents so they read without confusion. . .
Carlos, Thanks! As far as how it developed there are still progression images posted on the 'On the Easel' pages of my website. I made a few compositional changes prior to starting the thread in WIP here. . . The New Traditions panels are available
online -- I don't know if they ship overseas, but I'd guess that might get prohibitively expensive. . . The large sizes especially are pricey to begin with, but I like the texture of their L600, the lead priming, the light-weight, rigid backing that doesn't need to be cradled. The one drawback that I've found is figuring out how to store works in progress, when working on multiple pieces at once. With stretched canvas, you can just hang them on the wall but these are flat. . . ?
Thanks Lacey!
Cindy, gosh thanks! I'm so glad you think the center of interest is where it should be now -- that was driving me crazy!! Mostly pushed back the contrast in the stones behind him (thank-you Allan
), and added finishing detail to his face. Moved one of the 'seams' in the rocks so that it pointed towards him, rather than the dog, and slightly shifted other seams a bit that way too. . .
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