I did this first painting back at the beginning of January. I wasn't entirely happy with it, actually it really bothered me because I didn't feel like it was doing what I really wanted it to do. I wanted the bird to "pop" out more from the background. I really liked the gloomy, dark background which was done with a coffee wash for the clouds and then tea bags layered over the top, but I wanted it to have the feeling that the bird was "catching its color" from the colorful raindrops that were falling from the dark sky. Brightness emerging from the dark. But I kept wondering if the background was too dark, and what would it look like if the background were lighter?
This question kept bothering me, so I decided to do another one. I started it right away, but then it sat on my desk for weeks, I finally decided to finish it. I'm sad to say that I'm not entirely happy with this one either!
Oh well, t least I have it out of my system now and I won't be wondering "what if" anymore.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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