Here’s my illustration that I made for Valentine’s Day! I went for a pair of Chaffinches since I’ve been seeing them a lot in the garden lately, and I also thought the Male’s pink plumage fit in very well with the holiday!
I’m particularly happy with how their faces came out and how the pencil scribbles make them look fluffy. The branches they sit on were drawn very roughly and quickly since I wanted the focus to be on the birds so I do think it looks a little scruffy now, perhaps I would give them some nicer perches if I were to revisit this one.
I also experimented with adding some colour in a similar style that I’ve been painting my landscape skies, which you can see here. I do like how they look fully coloured, and in the various colour-ways I made to represent different kinds of couples, but I think that black and white illustrations will always be my favourite!