At the time I mentioned that I wasn't quite finished with this image, here's what happened next...
I painted over some of the image, a scary process, my heart was in my mouth...
Here is a detail of just how unpromising it looked
Then I took the panel along to the sand blaster, and blasted it ...gently! A little overdrawing after I got the panel back home and the addition of some linear elements showing the shape of the land and this is what I now have...
There is light and shade texture and distance. Some of the tones are more subtle and the shadows are more interesting, I'm not particularly adventurous when it comes to trying different techniques but a little courage went a long way on this one, a good lesson to learn.
