Got the beak done, hurrah. Now I gotta feed the rats, or my assistants might rebel. Click for full size.

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Getting back to work on the basilisk. The white is just gesso. In today’s art assistant tales: Vala takes a break from trying to burrow down the back of my jeans, to get a drink of paint water, then she dunks her whole effing head in the water, then shakes all over. Sorry, I didn’t get pics ’cause the card wasn’t in the camera. Clickety for full size.

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I have had an absolutely splendid day, it’s always amazing when the overwhelming weight of pain is lifted for a bit. That said, the sore and tender is seriously setting in from all the injections, so time to rest. These aren’t going to be near as quick as the horses. And, no, the colour is not as toneless as it looks, flash photography.

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Sorry for the bad shot. This side of the cutting board is rougher; I’m using a soft lead quilt marker (Fons & Porter). I think I’m going to go with reds, yellow, azure, and gold and copper metallics. Fun! 23″ x 19″.