Putting thicker layers in mid section

As I wrote yesterday, I worked on the mid section of this piece. Although the dried grass is a little too light value-wise, I'm satisfied with the outcome of the sagebrush behind it. As I work toward the foreground,  I'll put more colors on the lower part of the grass to make the lightest part smaller and narrower. Then I might be able to pull viewer's eyes to the imaginary passage in the foreground naturally.