Songbird

22x30 acrylics on Strathmore Gemini 140 lb cold press paper, a reworked image from a week ago, and I hope this image experiment is better than the pastel blah that it was.  After using the cut-out filter in PhotoShop I printed it, but my printer was low on ink because it sure didn't resemble the monitor much.  So I used my iPhone monitor and the print to totally repaint the bird.  I did let the leaves remain as I enjoy those stamped ones.  This is a different look and way of painting for me, so please let me know if you like it or don't.  Now to post it on Art Colony blog for the pros to comment.

BEFORE version of Songbird

Here is the BEFORE version which is actually the second time I altered the original bird.  With that attempt you can see leaf stamping done in matte medium all around the 22x30 composition, and a darker green was added to the background.  But the colors were too pastel hued for me and the painting just lacked something.  It was too middle value really then with all the saved white just did not work.
I'm almost done with its final reincarnation so please stay tuned.

Songbird

22x30 acrylic on watercolor paper, drawn from a tiny salt shaker.  I am doing an experiment so stay tuned, and I will show the BEFORE version later.