She begins to glow

I didn't get as far as I would have liked, but my head wasn't quite in it today, so instead of doing anything creative I just made a few logical adjustments and started to add a bit more color. I had to remind myself that the feathers are going to begin to look like flames soon, so I needed to stop being so fussy. I have to say, I was a bit scared to tackle this, and though it's never going to win any prizes for skill or originality, it's talking to me. I'm more pleased than I thought I would be over this.

So, we left off here:

and today we're here: