Time for painting

I'm happy to be painting again, it's been a long time.......
It's been a busy few months, a new job to settle into, working on various commissions and not much time for anything else. A delivery of new art materials has galvanised me into action. I have a range of watercolour papers to try out, nice big thick sheets with deckled edges, mmmmmmm.....

Three Feathers Painting

Three Feathers © Imogen Greene2011

Quite some time ago I posted a photo of three feathers and promised a peek at the painting when it was done, TA DAH! This painting is destined for a small exhibition which is coming up soon. I'm hoping to finalise the date tomorrow. I have six paintings ready and six more to go. I'd like to get some cards printed for it too but I'm having trouble with getting the white balance right on my photos, they all seem to come out very dull and I've tried experimenting with the settings for ever and nothing seems to work. Something else I need to work on as soon as I have time, perhaps a new camera would help too!

Feather collection.

I have been painting these feathers today. I think the first one is a pheasant and the middle one might be a woodpecker but not sure about the other one, any ideas? I pick up  feathers I come across while out walking so I have a good little collection, I think I'm going to start to label them with the date and location since sometimes I find random feathers in my coat pocket or rucksack and can't remember putting them there. I should finish the painting tomorrow so I'll let you have a peek when it's done.