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Helen: Reading a different post earlier it occured to me I really should have asked before just right clicking your image and playing with it. I was so full of enthusiasm to experiment with it. If I had asked for opinions it would not be something I would object to myself so I simply didn't think someone else might. Thankfully I don't seem to have annoyed you but I apologise for not asking. I have deleted everything. Assuring you of my best intentions.
I am looking forward to seeing this in the gallery. I really like the liveliness of it.
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I’ve tweaked the painting a bit. Removed the menu and it’s so much better (thanks Collette 😀). I’ve also dabbled with the background a bit to hint at foliage without making it too busy (I hope). And started to define the birds a bit more.
It’s an 80 x 40 cm canvas
(Note - colour difference on right hand side is glare from lamp)
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The menu card and the original background you painted made the background look like a door in a wall! The perspective of the table is fine. You have now improved the background, good. My personal issues would be with the birds. In the original photo they have a very strong whiteness contrasted with the orange/red beaks and legs: this make them stand out. Because you have put a lot of red colour into the birds plumage, they have lost their stand-out whiteness. I would suggest putting some grey colour, particularly under their wings, and a little more titanium white on their bodies, to counteract all the redness. You have made a very lively composition; full of life and action. Well done.