Suppose it's a sapote

This is about 8" x 10" on Saint-Armand Colours watercolor paper, coated with clear Colourfix primer.

It's done with all pans except for the stem and a few dots of white on the imaginary green fruit.

The fruit is covered with a layer of Gamblin Galkyd gel which isn't dry yet and which I ought to throw or give away because it stays sticky for weeks. I put more pastel layers on top of it, but it's still too tacky to put in the scanner.

The background has some layers of pastel with 'Acrylic Fluid Matt Medium', which is watery, but at least has the courtesy to dry.

I have some transparent acrylic matt gel on the way which might be just the ticket for (a) transparent layering, and (b) quick drying. And by 'quick' I mean in less than a day.