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First I scraped back the any paint that was
proud of the surface. Next I made a thin reddish glaze (stand oil, varnish and spirit) and painted the
whole area inside the arch. After this dried I made another charcoal and chalk
drawing and formed it with shades of grey. All this is very thin and flat so you can still observe the right
leg of the original nude faintly resting on the pillow.
The idea is to completely alter the pose. This
time I took greater care with the drawing stage making sure of the proportions
and the anatomy. Note the torso lies on the left to right diagonal and
the right arm and left leg provide the foils as they parallel the other
diagonal.
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