I got the next frame done. The photo of it is a bit wonky but shows it in perspective more or less. As I mentioned before it was a relatively boring piece to work on...yawn...but it's done. I've moved to the frame coming down and across the nape. This will require a little more care and creativity to blend in with the previous work as well as to create the beginnings of his wings. Now these wings, I hope, will be of a rather gossamer quality. My dragon sheds and regrows his wings yearly during which time (albeit a short period) he finds himself somewhat vulnerable to predation. My aim with this depicition is to show the wings in their most robust state but at the same time to somehow reveal their delicacy and fineness.

What fun!

I am finally back to the dragon. This is the first frame after the original head frame. I'm feeling quite encouraged now that I can see some progress on him. Now that I've photographed these 2 frames together I see the arm connection is off. I have corrected the gaff and it will show up in the next grouping photo as a better match. Today I am working on the next frame down to complete the other hand/claw. It's kind of a dull frame to work on as there is so much to background fill with charcoal. And yet, I am enjoying being back in the loft.

Home at last! My travel companions and I are soooooo glad to be back in beautiful BC. Saskatchewan was a nice visit with Mike's family but I sure can't take hours and hours of driving. I'm more of a drive for 4 hours only and camp kind of person. There was not a minute to spare for art....I think I went through withdrawal! Now that I'm caught up with my grooming clients, garden and yardwork I hope to get back to it. All of the frames are prepped with line drawings. I did a change to the hind legs. I'm quite excited to get on with it!