Female Cardinal

Sorry for the prolonged absence! Here is a recent effort. It's not the best of its type I have done lately, but the other was given as a gift to someone I care about.

Negative Space

     After preparing a drawing, I like to paint the negative space - the background. In this picture of a female cardinal, I liked what I had, so I quit without filling the entire frame. At other times, I have felt obligated to fill the entire space, and subsequently, have ruined some pictures.

Female Cardinal, Watercolor on paper, March 1, 2011

     I decided to quit while I was ahead, because watercolor is not a game of perfect.