Cups and Saucers (Alice in Wonderland project) sketch on canvas (Oct. 6, 2024)

On October 6th, I kept going with my project for the upcoming "Alice in Wonderland" themed show at Porter Mill. I am painting teacups and saucers (inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party) with a quotation from the novel.*  I am using a crazy color scheme organized somewhat like the "musical chairs" structure of  the tea party itself.  I worked the colors out ahead of time with Sharpie markers on paper. (posted here Sept. 20th).  I started working on the actual canvas on October 5th, establishing the layout with conte crayon.  The next day (October 6th) I continued to sketch my idea onto the canvas with  conte crayon, adding the cups and saucers..  

       In case you can't read the quotation here it is:

"Take some more tea, the March  Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. "I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, so I can't take more." "You mean you can't take less," said the Hatter, "It's very easy to take more than nothing."" 

(NOTE the mistake in the last line, which says "less than nothing," but should say "more than nothing."}