What a sweet little bird!  Again, "loose" is not my friend but I'm perservering!  My darks were a lot better this time, although I lost the wing a little.  Nobody will know ;). Still feel it's overworked and am still trying to just leave things be!   Thanks Paul :)

Daniel Smith paints (pans and tubes mixed)

Bockingford A5, 300gsm

Lots of brushes!