Artist's Back to Basics

Blue Wrens

Like most of my clients I too love Blue Wrens, they seem to be such delicate little birds, always darting here and there they appear to be the busiest little fellows in the bird kingdom!

I Imagine the world must seem so big to them, here I have created a little “safe Haven” for them, complete with waterfall!

Step 1

Having transferred my drawing onto my 40cm x 50cm creative edged canvas I begin blocking in. I am keeping the background fairly dark

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