I'm still not properly sorted with regards to my studio set up but I am getting there! Unfortunately not much time to paint at the moment but I did do a little more work to this oil study. Another painting that was started some time ago but I am a little more sure of the direction I want to take this one now. Size is 12 x 16 inches (30 x40 cm). Oil on Board.
We have moved once again and now my studio is full of boxes! Unfortunately this has hampered any serious painting that was planned but I did find some time to complete this study of a hawk's primary feather. I believe it is from a Red-tailed Hawk (I do see a few soaring around here from time to time) and I remember doing a similar painting to this one many years ago. Surprised at how long it was, I decided to paint this beautiful feather life size and the study on the right is of the top, the one on the left is looking from the trailing edge showing not just how it is curved longitudinally but also how it twists along its length. The barring extends from tip to base but the underside is quite a bit lighter than the top. Amazing, all of these exquisite details in a single feather! Size is about 14 x 11 inches.
I recently finished this study of a moth I found out in the open near were we were staying. I picked it up and it sat on my hand while I gathered some reference of it. After I had finished a drawing, I left it in the seclusion of a thick bush to spend the rest of the day hidden from predators. Hopefully it survived, mated and was able to continue its life cycle. This watercolor was done in my sketchbook - size is about 5 x 4 inches (13 x 10 cm).
