Bird Nest

Step One: Cover canvas with thin coat of acrylic gesso.

Step Two: Place directional hatch strokes to shape nest with Yellow Ochre. Nest is oval shaped.

Step Three: Add strokes of Burnt Sienna following directional strokes already placed. These strokes are the spaces between the sticks. They can be larger than the Yellow Ochre strokes.

Step Four: Block in three eggs with Cobalt Blue and Titanium White. Only part of the front two eggs shows at front of nest.

Step Five: Add small amount of Mars Black to Burnt Sienna. Use hatch marks to place deep shadows which are the deepest recesses of the nest.

Step Six: Fill in background with mixture of Cobalt Blue and Unbleached Titanium.

Step Seven: Use dark shadow color to block in tree branches under nest.

Step Eight: Continue to develop the illusion of layered sticks with (1) mixture of Yellow Ochre and Unbleached Titanium (2)Burnt Sienna and (3) Burnt Sienna/Mars Black mixture.

Step Nine: Sign your painting. Well done!