Spotted Finch

This acrylic painting was done on wooden panel. I decided to leave some of the wood showing through so varnished this section first and then added a few details such as the screw. The rest was gessoed and then painted. I wanted the birds in the background to look humorous. The subject is a spotted sided finch.
About the Artist
Kathy Gales
As a very young girl at school I remember painting a picture of a boat on the sea. It was probably just a red and blue splodge but I was commended for it and from then on I fell in love with trying to make recognisable images. My early work was mostly detailed drawings but later I started to…
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