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And I have made an end of it.............

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Almost there - just another pass, maybe two, over the drawer, then be done - need make it dark enough to not distract from the interest of the two subjects above it...

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The second layer on the cabinet top is now finished...






as are the sides and placing the cabinet drawer...
[and yes, seems the photo is not a head-on shot, as the lines are parallel in actuality]

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The stand for the lizard/ rock is now done, and the first layering of the cabinet top is in progress... this last is a slow one to do in large part because of the coarseness of the primed canvas, and the high flexibileness of this nib...





and the first round of this part is done - now to go over again, smoothing out the woodwork... and note - this in actuality is being done with it on its side, the stroking being done vertically, so as to better make straight lines...

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And the background is now done... so - onward to the rest...

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Enter 'the other performer', stage right...

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Got in a wee bit this morn, maybe about an hour and half total [ have to take breaks else lose control of pen with the hand aching/ cramping too much...

this, btw, is much closer to the value than previous photos...



and this will do it for today... be glad when this is finished - end results looks great, BUT IT IS VERY TEDIOUS...

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Into the back ground, tho, in actuality, it is positioned upside down, the rendering going to the top... and am using the same nib as for the rest...

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Got this far yesterday, and hoped to get rest of this section done by evening, but the hand cramped [it happens from time to time], so leaving it as such for now and will try to do rest of it today...


And thus done... now - on to the back ground....

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Went to the tea lounge and managed to get in about an hour and half of rendering while relaxing with a couple hot spiced chai...

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It begins with a close-up, a rough, which, like what follows, requires a lot of fine tuning before being done with...

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This is a pen/ink work being done on a 24"x18" primed canvas sheet [my last one, as it were]... it is, as the theme/title implies, a still life - and yet, as will be seen when it enfolds enough, a question of how much so....... as of now, it has been transferred to the canvas and am beginning the rendering itself, but because of playing the mystery of just what it all is of, will only show it in the stages of development, leaving out showing the initial 'master' of the composition...

What is it about? ahh, that, too, is part of the enfolding mystery to be solved....

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And it is finished - actually was several days ago, just forgot to upload a photo.....