The next step was to get rid of the charcoal and make the drawing permanent with burnt umber. So with a rag in my left hand and the brush in my right, I very carefully wipe off the charcoal, just a little bit at a time, and then paint in the lines. Getting charcoal into the paint is a big no-no. Then I added some values following the original photo. I now have a good sense of where I am going.
I decided to deal with the stone fireplace later with paint.
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| The burnt-umber underpainting |
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