"Conquest of Loneliness - Inreach"

Am still in the process of sketching out the small figures needed for the second half of the diptych...  as soon as the four are down and looking right, then will begin laying out the rock and habitat, and fill in the rest of the background - and begin inking...

"Conquest of Loneliness - Outreach" - Finished

32"x40" pen and colored acrylic inks on acid-free foam board...   now to get on with part two, the "Inreach" board.....

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 16

In progress, having shifted from prussian blue to cyan..... just one more receding ridge after this, and will be finished.........

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 15

On a roll - managed to get in another receding ridge...  now it is beginning to look like a painting...  two more ridges and it will be done...

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 14

 Moving along, got the middle section down, and close-ups of each side to show the indication of human habitation and the distant vegetation...  still prussian blue , but with several drops of white in with it, as well as added water...

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 13

Beginning the first section of the first of the receding ridges... prussian blue somewhat diluted [but not enough, as the base of the rock pillar looks as if melded into the receding ridge instead of being properly thrust out in front of it - but, for now, will hold on whether to lighten it, at least until the rest of the ridge is done - or enhance the shaded part of the rock pillar to make it stand out more]...

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 12

The whole of this board as of this moment...

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 11

And, for now at least, the rock pillar is done.....  now to get on with doing the background receding ridges....

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 10

 Further work on the glazing of colors on the rock pillar grisaille, using a crow quill nib and sap green, emerald green, light green, process yellow and antelope brown on the tree and vegetation...  and red earth on the rock...

"Conquest of Loneliness" - 9

The grisaille of the rock pillar is done, and am now on the layering of colors, beginning with the vegetation...