Raven - flash

(tempera, ink, gouache, and oils on canvas)

This is the most recent, circa something like five years ago. It's not done yet; I intend on painting an outline of a raven's skeleton over it at some point. It was done half with brushes and half with my fingers, as you can probably tell, and is thus practically three-dimensional in places. It took almost four months to dry. There are touches of gold ink on his heart and feathers- I took a picture with flash so it stood out a little, although I think over all it looks better in the non-flash pic. As messy as it is, I quite like how this turned out.