The arrival of spring, After Stepan Kolesnikoff

The arrival of spring, After Stepan Kolesnikoff 

A little early for Spring but a quick landscape study of a work by  Stepan Kolesnikoff .  Had an interesting palette.  

After

After

This one went very fast at the beginning then stalled.  I think that if I had kept the momentum it would have turned out better. It could still do with polishing but also some pose work. 

Spikey

Spikey

Trying out some different techniques to try and polish pieces a bit more.  

After French School, 19th Century Sketch of a Man in Armor

After French School, 19th Century | Sketch of a Man in Armor

I registered with Sotheby's  auction site a while back.  Not as a buyer but to browse the works that have remained in private hands but surface from time to time when changing hands.  This is a study of one such work.