Bongo - wip

Showing some close-ups here. My colors are Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Cadium Orange, Umber and some White.
Very messy stages for the first 2 pics. Getting tighter in the last pic.

Bongo - wip

Progress on the Bongo painting. I paint shadows with Burnt Umber first. Many layers, texture and details to come.

Southern ground hornbill - wip

I admit, I am facinated with the amazing hornbill birds.
I did a serie (Colorbirds) in loose watercolors including some of the speices.

Now I started out with a graphite drawing of a Southern Ground hornbill. A large african bird.

I have a lot af exciting textures to render from very black feathers to the tough enormous beak.