Wow, this painting is REALLY busy! I knew there was a lot going on, but once I got it up on the screen here, it looks even busier. I really struggled with this little guy. The painting was originally going to have a chipmunk with a whole bunch of acorns and then I saw a picture of a cute little saw whet owl and he seemed to go better with the background I had started. I've stayed away from owls because they are so popular, but this little guy lured me in. His little body was done with torn pieces of coffee filters and I think it turned out really well. It's everything else in the painting that bothers me. I kept adding things and colors to the background in hopes of making him standout more, but it doesn't seem like that worked at all. I think I need to put him away for awhile, because as I'm typing this, I'm feeling the urge to cut him out of this painting and start over, or completely painting over the background, or adding polka dots to his fine feathers.
Here's a picture of a cute little saw whet owl, they're like the size of a robin. Pretty darn cute aren't they?
While we are on the topic of owls, I thought I'd share a picture of Fischer's first ever hand carved stamp that he did last week. I think he did an awesome job for a 7 year old! He even put him on a little branch. I'm very impressed.
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