Finished!

My bear is complete.
When I was a little girl in Istanbul, I used to love seeing the dancing bears. Then I became aware that the bears were unhappy and often abused. It was a very sad realisation, and I had dreamt of rescuing them.

I think I saved it...

Here it is so far. Layers of various violets in gouache, prismacolor and ink. I'm having a hard time getting the little girl's face less cartoony, but it's getting there. I so badly want to throw some gold embroidery on the bear's vest!