We had always planned to highlight the curls in his hair, but I got cold feet about it all and panicked horribly. Anyway, Tracy steadied me down when I was in Durham with her last week and here is the final result.
I am not at all sure that his mother would recognise him - but I rather like him (after all that grief).
I will be quite pleased to hand this piece in for assessment, he has hung around my house for far too long. Now it is just a case of finishing touches, mounting and handing in.
I forgot to say. My Kingfisher has been at the RSN for ages. He was part of their Glasgow exhibition earlier this year and now will be in their Hampton Court studio exhibition "Inspired by the garden" from September 2014 to March 2015. Check out their website (www.royal-needlework.org.uk) to see more. There should be loads of lovely stuff to see. Hampton Court itself is always worth a visit.
I have been putting off posting this image. All there is left to do is define his curls and finalise the background. But ................. I hate the hair! I know that Tracy will help me to sort it out, but, right now, I can't imagine how!
