looking great!!! i hear you on the varnish. I HATE varnishing. its like all this work and then you bugger that step.
no varnish advice from me, as i only do acrylics or oils these days.
we need to see a photo sort of zoomed out with it say on a table. to get the overall feel of it :-)
Cant wait to see it framed
Thank you very much. Yes I think that I will not use varnish on this piece. I also have high hopes for the final framed version.