The Sacrifice Proceeds

Finally off work so I can paint.

The background worked out but was a royal pain. Low humidity and no drying retardant were the culprits - the paint dries fast and is hard to blend over large areas… And another refinement of concept, born not of inspiration but of invention. I'll leave the left of the canvas rough with abrupt color changes and blend only the right side, symbolic of what? transition - comparison of past, present.

Right now, the figures looks flat and awkward and his head looks like it's facing forward instead of up, but I know from the past all this will change fast, probably tonight. Still massaging the shapes.
Have a more or less blank slate the rest of the weekend so will no doubt get a lot of work done on this canvas.

For all you night owls out there, I'll be on webcam through to the wee hours. Still having intermittent problems with the webcam computer so might be on- and off-line a lot.

Cheers!