Ned Stark - Painting: Intermezzo

The bust is now completely assembled--save for the sword blade and quillons. I decided to per- manently install the grips so as to ensure the alignment of the arms, as well as provide structural support for the same.

The only garments remaining to receive oils are the mantle and the gauntlets. 

As the readership well knows by now, the closer I get to the end of a project, the more work there is to be done. And this bust will certainly be no exception. I intend to spend the rest of the holi- day weekend preparing the bust for the final lap. . . outlining, touch-ups, etc. Think of it as pre- finishing prepwork!  

But first. . . priming the grips! Back to the bench!! 

FOLLOW-UP. . . The grips have been primed and undercoated.

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003