More on the Pheasant painting

Here I have finished for now with the pheasants and am moving on to the grasses. With the amount of detail in the birds, the grasses need to have detail and structure also. (grasses are not one of my favorite things to paint.) These will be especially tricky. While I want the grasses to "read" well, they must not overpower the birds. A too confusing background will diminish the painting as a whole. A too loose background will end up with a painting that does not feel unified.

Stay tuned.