Having issues uploading this.... This was the first attempt following Jane's advice to paint what I see.  Did it in a bit of a rush.  Will try again following her example.  Did use her colors.

My first experience with acrylics. Loved the class. Thank you!

Thank you for the course!

I really enjoyed this course and will now continue to sketch and paint other birds.   I'm looking forward to you offering additional painting courses in the future!

Cardinal is finished! This one is again done in gouache. Still waiting on a few acrylics and the handy palette from Blick which has been on backorder. Gouache is more challenging than watercolor because it moves at the first drop of water, so I ended up learning more about this medium along the way.  I really enjoyed working on this bird and breaking down the feather groups, coloring, and really analyzing the photo we were working with. I also really enjoyed that I had the opportunity to go at my own pace to work out coloring and approach and put what we learned into practice. Thanks, Jane!

Am I finished? I am terrible at keeping the paper clean and the edges of the paint and the white space are making me crazy. I am thinking about sketching in big box distribution centers that are cropping up all over the landscape here in Kentucky. I may glaze wings a couple of more times to refine the shapes. Super challenging and fun exercise! Thanks, Jane!

My cardinal is more red than orange and not exactly a precise copy …

The wing feathers and tail details were the most challenging!  I enjoyed experimenting with colour mixing, and found I mostly used pyrrole red, pyrrole orange, quinacridone magenta and the ultramarine blue.  Thanks again Jane for this excellent lesson!  Alisha