Here is a picture i started on back in December and finished in early march and i got annoyed with it and left it facing the wall for a couple of weeks. I haven't really painted birds before, certainly not in oils and the idea i had wasn't the easiest, but i thought i'd give it a go. I had no specific refs for any of this other than the background (which i got from the WC Ref library) so used a collection of 21 references to help me. Basically picture is of a blackbird flying back into the woods to roost, a red kite sees this as an opportunity for a meal and swoops down and the blackbird turns as he notices a shadow fall upon his head (not very clear in this photo). It's by no means perfect, more of an experiment.
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Joanna Jungjohann 27 Apr 2008
YOU DID A MARVELOUS JOB!!Jenna Anderson 30 Mar 2008
good detail with the feathersLeah Jaarveth 18 Mar 2008
this is just wonderful!!!Anonymous Guest 17 Mar 2008
awesome to say the leastesther baltisberger 17 Mar 2008
very nice what medium is it?