I have been trying to avoid the Star Wars reference when the X-fighters are diving down into the channel of the Death Star. Now I have got that out of my system, back to the painting.
It’s day 4 and the bird has gained some much needed definition. When you deviate from the photographs you are walking down an unknown path. The equivalent forms and space you invent must have a logic to them if your a figurative painter. Not only may you deviate with your drawing but also the colour. This makes things doubly difficult. You start with a palette that begins as a close approximation to your idea. Then you keep refining the image until it manifests itself on the canvas (if your lucky).
The painting is almost finished. The writing of this blog has broken my rhythm and this sudden feeling of tiredness brings an end to my creative output for the day.
Bird in a tree. At the end of day 4.