The past three months I've been working on three commissions. All of them celebrate friendship and turning 50. This is a glimpse behind the first one. The first layer is a collage of little bits of old paper. Then the sketch of the crows on stumps. The sky is rough. The next part is adding a flannel wing on of each birds. A nod to the friendship of the commission. I love painting the black of the crows. They are starting to come alive! Time for the details. Wings, feathers, sand, logs and sea grass. The finished piece. Three crows basking in soft light of sunset.