Thanks all for the nice comments. After I complete a current project within time for a retirement party this coming Thursday (4/16) I will shoot the full painting. We only had 10 hours of model time, pictures were not permitted, and I never bothered to get someone to sit for the hands and it will show.
Jeanine, I posted a few Fechin drawings and paintings in the "Artist of the past" thread along with this link (
http://askart.com/artist/F/nicolai_ivanovich_fechin.asp) that will help you find more.