It's on top of more of the same orange coloured lutradur, to strengthen the background colour. I think it's fairly effective. The cardboard disc is a yellower colour than it shows here, and I like the way the stitch has worked out. I had intended to add more stitch to the background, but I've decided against it; I think it would distract from the piece, rather than add to it. I've trimmed it down, to give it some balance, and it'll sit happily in a mount.
I've been drawing today, faces, probably the only thing I don't often share on the blog. Of all my work, it's the most personal, though, given some of the work I've shown over the years, that may surprise you. It has been a long time since I drew a person, and I'm reminded how important it is to keep practicing. It's not bad, you understand...but... Some other time, perhaps.
Now I need to cut some batting, before I can start stitching the monoprints, and a couple of the larger pieces I've been working on recently. I've been too tired to paint, the last couple of days, but I think I can muster the energy to do that...if not today, then certainly tomorrow.
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