The story of painting inside a virginal lid.

This is the continuation of my story about creating the painting on a lid for a virginal.

Next thing was to draw the design in charcoal on handcoloured paper.

The saint Cecilia with a trombone player.

Wich turned into a...

...celloplayer

This i why I like to sketch in charcoal

The whole composition.

Now ready to be transfered to the ghessoed lid itself.