That's a turkey vulture.

Aaaah I love this guy. My new favorite painting - the turkey vulture.



I tried out a looser, more watercolour-inspired style with this painting and while I did also go in and do some detailing, I really like the effect.

(The paint is gouache, more commonly used for its density and intense colour -- which it is also showing off here!)

The freeness of this painting shows the lack of pressure I felt compared to the commission I just did -- which I do also like, but it is tighter and more graphic in style. Sigh. Ironies.

It's a dull cloudy windy day, but I think this photographed up pretty well.

Original photo from tanager_girl on Instagram.

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