One more post for today. I feel that this is all backwards so be sure to scroll down to to the bottom to see the beginning of this painting. It is like reading in reverse!

I sometimes get so wrapped up in the process of painting that I forget to take pictures. I was almost done with the branch and leaves in this piece before I remembered that I was supposed to record the process, sorry about that.

So I painted the branch and leaves.....I was not happy with the way the leaves looked but decided to come back and rework them later. I wanted to spend the majority of this session working out the shading and tones of the branch. It had to be there but not really be there if that makes sense. A lot of this piece is going to be left as negative space. The canvas size is 24x12 so it is fairly tall, my goal is to have the viewers eye go directly to the bird but there has to be "supporting characters" as well, that is where the branch and leaves come into play.

Be sure to stay tuned to see how this painting turns out...........see you soon!