Bird Painting update

You should be able to recognise this falcon now that his head is almost complete.I am using pastel pencils on ochre colored suede board.

In time for show??

I had this funny urge to start a brand new painting just 3 days before the show... What am I thinking?!?! We'll just have to wait and see if I can pull it off or...I can always have a work in progress at the opening reception.

Many of you will readily recognize this bird by his beak... He is no longer on the endangered species list in Ontario and many parts of his north American range due to the ban of DDT and conservation efforts.

I have completed the white tiger cub pastel painting but am waiting for the show opening before revealing the framed piece on my blog just to keep you all hanging....