Leslie -Thanks very much. I was really struck with this boy - we happened to be seeking shade behind the stands near his family at a pow wow, and with my trusty sony grabbed some pictures of him. His face was wonderful, sweet, and showed the intensity he was feeling - I also caught him sleeping , looking like a little boy, exhausted, with his feathers on his lap. I will definitely paint that picture some day
Linda,
Thanks so much for telling me about Ron Riddick's work. I LOVE his colors - I will definitely study this guy. I am going to desaturate this in photoshop and see if I am missing on the value in the red reflection - I already checked out backing off on the intensity of the reflection in photoshop and it seemed to work pretty well, but I noticed that it seemed a little light - that may be the problem. Thanks again for your input!!
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