BB Mono 1 & 3

BB Mono 1, 18" x 14", oil on canvas, 2010, private collection

 BB Mono 3, 18" x 14", oil on canvas, 2010, private collection

After doing a few of versions of the birdies all lined up (including one in which I inverted the colours because I wanted a very blue background), I decided to make a few paintings of the birdies on their own, and on smaller canvases. The first one in this new series was done during Paint the County back in July. I really liked how that single bird turned out, with it's high-gloss reflections, that I wanted to capture that in these newer ones.

However, unless another commission for these guys comes up, I am now finished painting these toy birds.

Bonus Preparatory Image:

The one on the bottom left was abandoned because I felt a three-quarters back view wasn't as interesting as the others and, therefore, didn't fit this series. The one on the top right was given to Budgie as part of our ongoing "art exchange" project.