Medusa: work in progress

With IlluXCon just around the corner, I can't help but feel like I haven't done enough traditional work this year (can you ever do too much?). So I'm making it a point to pack as much oil into October as I can, starting with this personal work-in-progress, of Medusa and her stony companion.

Start of the acrylic underpainting:


More progress, with my furry studio mate: