The anatomy of a branch.  More, after the jump...

The sketch for bird #9...

And a sneak peek at the background after the jump!

All done!

Okay, I need to paint in that little stretch on the hem and I also need to paint the sides of the mounting board, but otherwise, it's done. :)

So, to recap...

Next up - a wing, an eye, a beak, and a prayer!!

Finish on Friday. :)



P.S. The winner of the Blog Hop Giveaway was posted on my Facebook yesterday. Which you would know if you liked my page. ;)

Continuing work on my latest bird - the "fabric' is the painted paper towel I showed you on Friday.

I'll just be showing you "bird business" over the next little while - I have to have the series done by the first week of April - and I have another due date the last week of May for another show and er, Im thinking of trying to slip something in for another call that's due in April.

Between all those - a really busy time at work (which is just going to get busier starting tomorrow) I'm feeling rather "under the gun".

Aiyee!  :)

I'll post the draw results on Wednesday, along with more progress on the bird.  'Til then!

I don't know why, but as I was painting the blues yesterday morning and looking at my little sketch of my next bird, I kept thinking about good old Yardbird.

So last night while I was fusing and cutting, I put on some Charlie Parker and listened to him blow!



Here's a little video of him while he blows that horn... Enjoy!

And I'll see you on Monday. :)