Thick Washes, Layering, Layering

I have added a couple more thick washes on top of more stamping in the lower left corner in an effort to make the canvas part of the total piece.  I am thinking a couple more washes with possibly the bronzing pigment are necessary but at this point am just pondering and enjoying the piece as is.  I'll eventually know what more should be done to finish.

The story is "independent cats" and that is the tale of a friend dipping in too close because then we know the relationship has got to fall apart.  This brings to mind the poetic saying about some friends coming into One's life for a season, or a decade, or a day...not all friendships last forever; in fact, very few.

So while there is only one cat depicted in this story, the name is Independent Cat(s), plural for all the "cats" that have friends coming in and out of their conscious lives.