Studio | Ring Necks

I don't really like taking pictures of work in progress.

The work seems so bare, unfinished, unresolved.

Nevertheless, most of the time, this is how I begin,

without a real plan or line to follow.

I mix a soupy mess of paint and lay down some washes.

I walk away, let things settle, and think about what to do next.

I hold my breath a lot, because it can go well 

or land in the garbage bin at any point.

All I know is I have pheasants on my brain, ring necks.

I'm working on a pair of them. They are quite large.

Will you ever see them? I'm hopeful.

They are much further along now.

Maybe by the weekend.

I can't promise anything yet.