Bird of Paradise on Yupo

Background was applied and and then image was drawn, lifted with a clean brush, and then painted. A fun project! I got the idea from Jean Haines video lesson: dab one pigment on a corner and another pigment on the opposite corner, wet and smear with a brush, let dry and then let the background speak to me about what photo ref would work best. A fun, get-the-creative-juices-flowing exercise! I'll do more of these!!