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Well was away from this for a few days, but thought about it and came home and did a whirlwind finish. Just dropped in the color and let it go and hope it still reads white. My Mom diagnosed my problem, I always struggle when there is color under with white on top, tough to do with my chosen media which is transparent or turns to mud. Am now at the fiddling stage but am going to officially call this done. Thanks to Gary Jones for such a great reference photo, will post to PMP and hope I did his photo proud. Got a new dog to do for a friend and will do in pastel, been pondering on her. Also am donating a pet portrait to a charity of my friend's daughter that helped her have two healthy baby boys. So will see what comes of that.

Here is an update of trying to figure out the featherwork. Just tried to go with it and put the color in and hoped I could pull out the light. Hoping to catch the image now and not look over worked, still have lots of fine detail to go.

Well, still giving me fits. Can't figure out how to get the darker color with the lighter beige feathers on top. Am asking for help and ideas. Again this is mostly color pencil and marker for background. Have put some pastel on top of pencil to fluff up the white. Do have some gel pen I here and guess that might be what I have to do is out in darks and pull out feather stents on gel and pencil on top. Whew that will surely try my patience.

Today did lots of inside work again but have clean carpets. Here is my white on white work on the feathers. Hope to have enough color to give it some shape, but once I start the darker cheek feathers think it should read white. At least that is the plan.

Am trying to see if I can post using a different method, not a lot to show but a non-art busy weekend. Still struggling with the feathers

Right now am thinking that I have taken on more than I can deliver with this bird.  I just don't have a clue right now how to do the feather work.  Am trying a couple of things but am getting no where fast and not having it turn out at all what I want or what the reference shows.  Right now I wish I was working in a non-transparent media where I could just lay it in and then put opaque on top, but unfortunately I am not.  Know there has to be a way.  I am having to layer in dark underneath and then come back with white gel pen and put in the feather work and then layer with color pencil and highlight with a bit of pastel.  Think it is time to go watch the games and/or sit on the porch and think about how to possibly make this happen.  Definitely not giving up yet, but just stumped. Hope all had a wonderful Easter Sunday and hope that you have a great week to come. Paint well and joyfully all.  Thanks for stopping by.

While it may not look like a lot of progress here is today's work.  Trying to figure out how to do the darned feathers.   White on white is a challenge and also the delicate feather work on the beak area has given me fits.  Made a lot of small adjustments too to try to get the right look and am sure that I will need to do a lot more as I go along.  More tomorrow I think, but was optimistic to think I would get this completed by tomorrow.  No way. Hey my boys are in the final 8 tomorrow, DUKE, and we are darn lucky to get there, but what the heck, we are, so it will be a short workday tomorrow and then alas on Monday, back to work.  Boooo. Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think, good or bad, suggestions and critique is always appreciated. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL.