Work-in-progress photosplus Bailey and the Pears,a comedy in three acts

I almost forgot I was going to show the work-in-progress photos for this Pears on Stairs painting. Pears on Stairs ... sounds kinda like a Dr. Seuss book!

First I did a pencil sketch right on the Gessobord:

Next, I went over the sketch in purple acrylic, 

and added some yellow in the pears ...

and more yellow in the lightest areas of the stairs.

Now, I add a red glaze over the whole painting, 

turning the yellow areas orange-y.

Cool.

After the underpainting is dry, 

I start adding the oil colors on Bailey’s head:

... and now start adding in the lightest areas of the stairs:

I add detail to the pears and start developing

the reflections in the surface of the stair:

I think the painting is just about finished ...

... but wait, something’s missing.

I add whiskers, and NOW it’s finished!

And now, an extra added bonus:

Bailey and the Pears, a comedy in three acts

ACT I: DISCOVERY

ACT II: CONFRONTATION

Oops!

ACT III: TRIUMPH

Any of you other yahoos wanna mess with me?

No?

Okay then. That’s what I thought.

I guess they know when they’ve met their match.