Plumper Rooster Final

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It has taken a month and a half, off and on, to finally get to the fluffy feathers. I've also spent the last couple of days toning some of the colors down and adding last subtle color changes in the plants all around. 

I have heard that this rooster is no longer on the premises, disappearing as mysteriously as he first appeared. I'm glad I got to see him when I did. 

Plumper Rooster 5

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With the plant coming along in the foreground over the past week, the painting finally feels more anchored. 

Charlie Painting-Final

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Now that I've added detail to the leaves under the bamboo and darkened some of Charlie's fur, this finally feels finished.

Charlie Painting-Day 13

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I think this is over ninety percent finished now. I'm getting down to details like brightening blades of grass. Today, I also toned down the leaves in the left foreground and finished the spiky plant on the left.

Charlie Painting-Day 11

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Now that the coleus is pretty much done, I'm starting on the bamboo in the upper left corner. Every color changes how every other color looks, so I'll definitely do some final tweaking all over. The leaves in the lower left corner look way too raw now.

Charlie Painting-Day 10

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The plant at the far right wasn't working, so I painted it out last night. I'm going to replace it with a dark coleus that should recede behind the brighter ones in front of it. Grr--two steps forward, one backward.

Charlie Painting-Day 8

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Detail of coleus plant, half finished in the foreground.