Painting An Eastern Bluebird In Acrylic (3)

Expanding Your Artistic Horizons Series

Painting Session 3
Date: 09/22/2017
Subject: Eastern Blue Bird on Bittersweet Branch
Medium: Acrylic
Colors Used In This Session:  Titanium White, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Pthalo Blue,  Golden Ochre, Burnt Sienna
Surface: Crescent Hot Press 200 Illustration Board, Cream Surface
Link to previous sessions Session 1, Session 2

I spent about 4 hours today working on the Bluebird trying to bring out more detail in the wings and make the Bird a little more 3 dimensional. Although, I am not satisfied with the results I may have to call the bird done. I repainted the wings multiple times but never could seem to obtain the results I wanted on the feathers. This is the second painting in acrylic I have done as part of this series with all of the same challenges I have written about in the past. But as with all things in life you learn as you go and get better with time. This applies to painting and different mediums. Even though I am not satisfied, I think I made some progress. I have included the end of session 2 photo for comparison.  In the next session, I will continue to work on the branch and bittersweet berries and try to refrain from working more on the bird.

Eastern Bluebird Acrylic - Session 3

Eastern Bluebird Acrylic - Session 2