An Artist's Sketchbook

Here is another small one for the holiday show. Below is the initial sketch



A close up of the sketch:



And finally the finished painting:

"Black Bellied Whistling Duck" 3.5x5 oil on panel


Actually I am not happy with the water. I wanted a touch of Thalo Green in the shadows of the water, but the Thalo Green got completely out of control and dominated that mixture. When this is dry I will probably go back in and repaint the water a higher key to help the contrast between it and the duck.