No prizes for guessing which is the easier of the two. One concern of mine when working on small pictures and painting figures was how was I going to paint the faces?, the figures will appear like manikins. This has turned out to be an irrelevant question. As long as they are in proportion and the pose gives the figure relevance and vitality then that is all they need. For some reason the pelican needed an eye! This was a one chance applied dot, but it works. I like the way you have to do a ‘double take’ to spot the pelican, just as I didn’t notice it when taking the photo. The picture is now working.
Two fishermen, Mexico. Day 3