Teens inspired

I was inspired by John James Audubon's painting, The Birds of America, Plate #128 "Cat Bird". I was originally inspired by another painting, however when I tried to find it again, I could not find it. This piece inspired me because I love birds, and the original idea was to do either a winter scene or a bird. This painting combined the two ideas. My painting is of two finches on a snowy branch. The medium I used for this painting is acrylic paint. This painting was a challenge for me, because I had never painted nor drawn a bird before. I was originally going to add highlights to the branches but the white almost looked like snow, so I left it how it was. Also I had thought of redoing my background considering how bright it was to the rest of the painting itself, but the Orange of the birds bellies and the blue of the background where nice compliments to each other. In the end I was happy with the outcome of the painting.

(Sketch of the painting)

(My first attempt at painting a finch.)

(The finished painting)