Blue Raven

oil on canvas paper, 12" x 12"

Here's another bird painting, one of my favourite subjects.  Experimenting, teasing abstracted elements, finding a balance between realism and abstraction:  these are the things I'm working on in this piece.  Also, taking some care with the focus.

Come On Baby Light My Fire

oil on MDF panel, 24" x 24"

Here's another one for the time-out room.  As my reference, I used a black and white publicity still of Tippi Hedren with a trained raven from Hitchcock's "The Birds," and had intended to mess with it after the initial block-in, but life demands pulled me away from the painting and my process for so long that I lost my momentum on it.  Oh well.  Life happens.  

Ravenous

oil on wood panel, 9" x 12"

This palette knife painting of a raven eating a spider must have come from my subconscious mind.  A psychiatrist could probably have a field day with it, since I was working intuitively and not terribly concerned with accuracy or detail.  Still, I'm pleased with the bird and the overall composition.  For this one, I used a limited palette of ivory black, ultramarine violet, naphthol red, and yellow ochre, plus white.