Peacocks!

 The first two of some very experimental painting with the peas...with a very abstract approach to their tails. I've been meaning to paint peacocks for so long now so it feels good to finally do it! I saw the first one as a complete disaster at first and I'm still not totally ok with it...but it seems worthy enough to post. The second is more true to what I'm going for! (click for a bigger view)

Peacock sketches/studies

Just some sketches of male and female peafowl, I'll have a go at painting a few of these.

 

Catablu Macaw (Parrot number five)

(Another addition to the avairy!) This one was actually one of my first experiments in my sketchbook. Looking at it again, I think it might be worthy to post here...not happy with the paint but it has energy! Apparently a "catablu" is a "catalina" and "blue and gold" mix. I had no idea there were so many names given to all colour variations and breeds of macaw! I love them more than ever now!

Catalina Macaw (Parrot number four)

The Magpies and the Muffin

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas! Here are a pair of magpies I painted for my Dad. 

Military Macaw (Parrot number three)

A green "military" macaw this time, not sure if I like this one as much as the others so far.

Sketchbook Pages: Parrots and Geese

Everything has pretty much stopped in the past couple of weeks for me...I've been physically unable to do pretty much anything at all since I sprained my knee (which stopped me from standing for long) and then somehow managed to hurt a muscle/nerve in my lower back (which has stopped me from sitting and laying down properly!) The funny thing is I have no idea how either of them happened! 

I have however, managed to set up a Facebook page...so if you are a frequent user of the book of face, feel free to "like" me to follow my updates there https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amy-Holliday-Illustration#!/pages/Amy-Holliday-Illustration/330635163618041

Anyway, here's a few studies I've collected together from some recent scribblings...it surprises me how loose my drawings have become...