Field Museum Painting Day: May 8, 2012

Before my graduation rehearsal on Tuesday, I took advantage of being early in downtown Chicago and scheduled an appointment to visit the Field Museum's Birds Collection again. I still needed more references of the Carolina Parakeet to gain more familiarity before I began my next two paintings. Unfortunately, I only had an hour to paint, but the advantages of this short time frame forces me to work quickly and record the bare essentials of my subject. Plus, I like the unfinished quality of my studies in my sketchbook.

Before the end of the month I plan to finish either a large painting of the Carolina Parakeet interacting with the unicorn, or a smaller painting that focuses more on the parakeets.