strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff

honestly, there is no significance to the title of this post. i thought for a moment of what witty reference i could make to the events of today, then swiftly dumped clever and decided on that bit of lyric, for no apparent reason. although, i am partial to strings... getting down to business, here is a bit of a painting-- i'm not entirely satisfied with the look of the whole thing, so instead i'll share my favorite part.

portrait excerpt, oil on canvas

until we meet again...