Butterfly fly away

Last week I had a session with my private group of students and we played with an oldie but goodie, a tangled Butterfly.

Yesterday a friend left this world, and as I sit there adding the last touches to this picture, I want to imagine my friend leaving her painful cocoon behind and morphing into a beautiful butterfly. Fly away, butterfly!

Here's a step-out before and after shading:

And here's another picture for you to inspect:

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