On New Year's weekend, I started a new painting. I'd done the preliminary last year of a small flock of tundra swans that I intended on doing in ink wash, but feared I couldn't get the sky to look right, especially considering how new I am to that technique. So I decided to do it in acrylic and started the background as the year began. This pic is on the first day. A fiend turned the photo upside down to show how it could be at sea, rather than stormy clouds over snow. I was amazed at how different it looks upside down.
Since the photo was taken, I've changed it a bit and started the swans themselves. I'm working dark to light, so right now, the swans blend into the grey clouds, which is a bit too much camouflage. As they get lighter, that problem should evaporate. Tundra swans are a bit smaller than other types and don't do the stereotypical S shape with their necks. They live at more Northerly longitudes, also. It's not going to be an action pack painting, but a quiet moment of swans pausing in their travels.
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I jumped on the Wordle bandwagon last week and have been doing relatively well at it, usually getting the answer in 3 or 4 tries. So far, I haven't missed any, but I'm sure that will happen eventually. I like challenging my brain and must admit that I'm pleased that there's finally a trend I can be a part of.