A Tiny Jewl

Normally seen flying low and fast over the water,in a blur of bright colors the Malachite Kingfisher is another one of my favorite birds.It is not often you can find it posing for you since it is also quite secretive and shy and tends to inhabit the fringes of the papyrus and reed beds of the river.But when you do capture a glance of this bird you will  without doubt agree that it is a beautiful jewl.

The painting above is done in oils and it is the 3rd time I have painted the same bird .Sometimes you produce a painting that after selling it, is then requested by someone else ,and you end up painting it again.However far from being boring painting it for the 3rd time ,I found it rather enjoyable .I also found that I had actually improved my skill to the point that this painting was much better than my previous two  .