Taking form

I'm about halfway done with the underpainting. The easel has been elevated with 2x4s (the easel is not strong enough to hold it up on its own!) to the approximate height that it will be hung to both help visualize how the viewer will see it and to make working on the bottom easier. However, this means the top of the canvas is now seven and a half feet off the floor, necessitating the need to create a short platform for when I begin painting. Thankfully I painted the top while it was still on the floor.