This is not a Velasquez - step I... Keeping the momentum going from the previous work!

Subject matter is less of a concern these days... I have an urgent  need to bring some of my recent experiments with soot and walnut stain to fruition...

The title is meant as a joke since it's already apparent that the Master is out of reach for me!

Note to self: "I'm not quite ready for stand alone black and white renditions... I'm getting closer each time... this one needs a slight correction in the spinal area..."