Blackbird Sings

I just love black birds with their bright wing patches and their little territorial antics and calls.  This handsome fellow was taken in April at Hagerman Wildlife Refuge.  The texture was from Kristen Frank. 

Paints

This weeks challenge in Beyond Layers group with Kim Klassen was to create a little mini photo studio.  I want to get some foam core boards to make a couple sides for background but for now I am using a long strip of freezer paper pinned to the wall that drapes over a small cabinet and it allows a seamless background.  For this image I added a muslin fabric to lay the watercolor pallet on and the strawberries.  After some adjustment layers I used Kim's texture Revolution and Poetic, added a couple decorative brushes and a bit more adjustments.  Enjoy ~