#273 Goldfinch 1/12/20

Still using those 3x4 wrapped canvases...tonight's bird?  A goldfinch!  Note once more - a black eye on black feathers.  This must be a genetically advantageous thing to have.  I must be at a complete genetic disadvantage with brown eyes on tannish-pinkish skin (oh my, I was going to say "white skin" but with a year behind me of working with paint it would be a total false-hood to say "white").  Perhaps the black feathers around the eye cut down on glare, since birds have to rely on keen eyesight to get away from their predators.  I might be ok then.....most of my predators are indoor (that's where the couch and cookies are, ha!)  I might need to tweak this painting a bit...the yellow is much too uniform and it makes the bird seem kind of flat.