Art trade picture for  kalahari ;)

Topaz, heroine from his novel, relaxing above dangerous jungle hidden in branches, a surrounded by insects :D
I focused mostly on character.
It took me about 3 weeks so far so I am sorry it killed me totally. I wanted it perfect, it isnt perfect in any way. I wasnt sure about color pick up and she ended in chocholate tones. Actually original is more "sweet" in colors, they are a bit warmer.

I forgot to mention that Topaz is not any canine! She is a genet :) These are very amazing creatures and it was fun to finally paint something new!

A3 tempera paint on bristol board.

Scan got great cut because of fusing two scanned parts so it has originally more BG at above and under