untitled (crow with pencil)
acryllic, gold on wood

This is the last bird painting I produced during the holidays. Originally it contained less contrast and I went back after finishing it to put in some dark blue and purple values to give it more contrast. Next time I make a painting like this (with a different subject, maybe something not depicted too frequently like sea manatee) I'm going to play with the values and tones so that I can seperate background and subject and put them on the same plane instead of having depth.