My #painting of #magpies treasure has now moved on to the nest itself. Lovely, fiddly, detailed & painstaking work in a symphony of umbers.

And yes, in a nod to #detectorists, I DID add a cycling proficiency badge, just like the one I had in the 1970s.

#workinprogress #Picapica #corvids #art

If you've been watching the development of my #painting of two #magpies... the treasure is coming!

Should I add a cycling proficiency badge do you think?

#workinprogress #picapica #corvids #detectorists #smallprophets

My #painting of two #magpies and their treasure is progressing - though rather more slowly than I would like. I need a least an hour completely undisturbed to get any painting done and that has been hard to find!

Anyway, check out all those awesome colours in the plumage. Gosh, that was fun to paint.

My next task is to start on their treasure, all tangled up in the nest.

#WorkInProgress #picapica #detectorists #art

I've been watching the #magpies in the trees & orchard opposite our house. They're pretty busy this time of year!

And they've inspired me to draft a composition for a new #painting. This afternoon I added the first tentative jewels of #watercolour. There's not much to see here yet, but I think even from this crappy photo you can see there will be treasure!

(Plus there will be all kinds of things to enjoy if you're a fan of #Detectorists and #SmallProphets.)

#workinprogress #picapica #art