Another painting - Work in progress.

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So, after I'd finished painting the boat I started painting some of the feathers on the wing of my parrot with some of the raw sienna I had on my palette because I didn't want to waste it. Then I packed up my painting stuff so that my Mum and step-dad could use the dining room table, and I went and had my dinner. After EastEnders I went and got my painting stuff out so that I could do some more to my parrot. The first thing I did was paint the background black as in the photo I'm copying from. I carefully went round the edge of the parrot with an outline of black with a small brush. Then I blocked in the big spaces with a larger brush. I then went back to the small brush to finish off awkward parts and to patch up parts that were sketchy. While I was waiting for that to dry I did the parrots front with a mid yellow colour with a bit of orange in it. I did a little bit on the parrots wing on the right that isn't outstretched with an orange kind of colour. It's actually called gamboge and it's a kind of peachy colour. I added the same colour to part of the tail underneath the branch and at the bottom of the right wing underneath the branch. Then I went on to do some painting on the outstretched wing. I added lemon yellow to some feathers of the wing, some gamboge and a little bit of yellow ochre here and there. I added some white/grey to the face and then I decided to call it a day. I'll do some more to it next week. What do you think of this work in progress so far? I hope you are all well. Have a great night.