sorrow (father) joy (horse) and fear (girl)

Atmosphere is everything with this piece! Such a macabre story requires a special touch with colour and light to convey the variety of intense emotions of the three principal characters. Adding the flesh tones and beginning to work on the Mulberry tree foliage and fruit, and the peonies in the fore. I like the way my yukka almost blends into the picture. Thinking will need some texturising agent for the horsehide to really emphasize its leathery drape.

Begin to think that this story is not so much a legend of the silkworm but a deeply disturbed tale of a fathers fears for his daughter...