Another Rooster-Final

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Done!

Another Rooster-Day 10

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Working on grasses in the foreground; they'll need work to bring out highlights and shadows. I also added some red-leaved plants to break up all that green.

Another Rooster-Days 8 and 9

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I've been painting catch-as-catch-can lately, slowly filling in the upper left area. One of my reference photos shows a tree trunk blotchy with lichen and criscrossed with wiry vines, and figuring out how to paint the texture was a fun challenge. I still need to add details to the hanging leaves and the left foreground.

Another Rooster-Day 7 Detail

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Over the holiday weekend I finished the rooster's feathers after painting in some background behind his tail.

Another Rooster-Day 5

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Slow progress on the feathers, especially on the neck. A little more detail on the spider lily in the front right corner.

Another Rooster-Day 4 Detail

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I like how the clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) flowers have similar colors to the rooster's head. This plant, native to Mysore, India, was growing at Kauai's Hindu Monastery.