Amplified Warbler

A visitor at The New Art Festival asked me to paint something for him to give to his brother as a birthday present. He liked the image of Amplified Warbler since his brother is a bird watcher.

Amplified Warbler 2014, 5"X7" 

Amplified Warbler 2014, 5"X7" 

While happy to paint the same theme more than once, I always like to explore the idea further, rather than make a copy. So I drafted an outline onto a panel and assembled some reference material: 

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And here is the result, delivered yesterday: 

Amplified Warbler 2015, 5"X7" 

Amplified Warbler 2015, 5"X7"