Indian Miniature is done...FINALLY!

Good Morning! YES, finally I have finished my Indian Miniature! We were given the assignment to copy a miniature that we liked-I didn't like any of the compositions that I saw but I liked certain elements... so I gathered those elements and made my own composition...This one has come a long way... as you can plainly see below... I hadn't decided what I was going to do for the background... and Desmond (the instructor) did those clouds that weren't quite what I had in mind... and then as I added the river in the background and established the sky color... it needed a darker "evening" shade of colors... so eventually it has now turned into what you see now above...








You may have not noticed until I point out that the paper we were given to paint on is 200 years old! I seriously don't know why he thought that was a good idea except to prove that the paper company is great but it makes me wonder how long this will last; since 200 years have already passed... and if you know me well; I have issues with doing things that don't last--drives me up the wall... If I am going to spend my time doing it; I want it to last as long as possible! But I survived the crinkling, folds, and small tears in the process and I just hope that maybe this will at least survive another 100 years? I don't know... Anyhow I have some Islimi and calligraphy that goes with this to direct the story line and purpose of why I chose to put these elements together but I'll give that explanation when I finish that aspect... and because I still have other work to do today... oh and if you are wondering this miniature is twice the size of the Persian miniature; this one is roughly 7.5 x 12.5 inches but for a larger view of any of the pictures you can just click on them, I think...? Okay well I gotta get going...
So have a great day! Love you all!