I suppose its official title is ‘Gopi-Gita’, after the chapter in the Bhagavat Purana which it depicts; but I still like to think of it as ‘the Beggar of Prem’. Here are the shots of ten days’ progress:

Mostly the under-painting is still visible, and things are just sort of blocked in.

Detail of Radha with sakhis.

Detail from the watercolor version which now serves as an elaborate color study.

Value study done in September.