Artful Stroll - Tiny & Progress

Here I am again, trying to catch up with the prompts provided by Natalie in her "Stroll through the Hood" art challenge adventure. I think they are getting harder and we have to put more thought into what our responses will be. Interesting and still fun!

Day 19 - Tiny

Here I have used an old photo from the nearby Botanic Gardens. These beautiful birds used to visit my yard when I first moved in to the area over 20 years ago. Sadly they have been moved out by road building, factory building and of course, predators - because they are tiny - smaller than a common sparrow.

They are the Superb Fairy Wren whose males turn this lovely bright blue for part of the year, and I was exceptionally lucky to get this shot as they are very fast movers.

Day 20 - Progress

I am taking part in a year long on-line course learning how to paint faces and skin tones.  (https://karabullockart.com/product/lets-face-2017/)
One of my colleagues at work is taking a keen interest in my progress, so occasionally I post something on Facebook for her to see. I posted this last night.

I still have work to do with shading and skin colour, but I am happy with it so far. I hope I can get more done this afternoon after work. Then I can start on the next lesson because, guess what? - I am about three weeks behind on these classes.

Thanks for looking and cheers.

These photos are in response to the Artful Adventures Stroll through the Hood project. You can find out more here: http://nathaliesstudio.com/learn/online-workshops/artful-adventures-stroll-challenge/