Cleaning

After a close examination and photos, the next step is the cleaning of the surface. I used an emulsion cleaner, which removes surface grim and grit and even thin layers of varnish.

Here, I cleaned one half of the painting. You can see a definite difference especially in the cloud the the upper left corner.

After the second half is done.

Full view of one half cleaned.

Side ways picture of finished cleaning. I'll turn this photo around when I figure out how to....