Mary Read -- Prepwork

The rework of the bust is, conservatively, fast-approaching the midway point.

As of this writing:

• The underlying torso has been sculpted.
• The head has been removed and tentatively repositioned. 
• The "stock" hair has been ground-off.
• The reworking of the face and neck has commenced.
• The hat has been reworked. 
• The left front panel of the shirt and the jacket have been roughed-in.
• The front half of the baldric has been roughed-in.

Save for the underlying torso, everything else is a work-in-progress. IF I can maintain the mo- mentum, I am hoping to have Mary completed, primed, and on the painting bench by mid-December, at the latest.

More to follow. . .

UPDATE 23.10.2017. . . The bust below the neck, save for the details (e.g., buttons), is now completely roughed-in, fore and aft. I anticipate there will be significant reworking/resculpting in the weeks ahead; but for now, conceptually, I have an inkling of what the finished piece will look like. . . 

Movin' right along. . . 

UPDATE 25.10.2017. . . Preliminary finishing (more at clean-up) is underway. The neckerchief and the right sleeve of the jacket have been roughed-in: the former should be effectively done by the weekend. Finally, I will spend the next few days "posing" the bust and permanently attaching it to the pedestal. Once that is done, I can shift my focus to the head, resculpting the hair and fitting the hat.

Stay tuned!

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