An Artist's Sketchbook

Crow and Waits, 9"x16" oil on panel



Portraiture is something I fear but have benn wanting to tackle for some time now. This was done as a gift for a freind of mine who is a huge Tom Waits fan. He introduced to Tom Waits and I have been a fan of his(Waits) ever since.
The crow is on of Jay's favorite animals and he collects crow stuff. Blending the too into a paintings was an idea I had for awhile and I finally decided to tackle it.
I am pleased with the final result and it gives me courage to do some more figure/porttraiture woerk in the future. I already some references for my next attempt.