Browsing through a book of 1419 copyright-free illustrations of animals I found a really cool woodcut of a falcon wearing a hunting hood. I thought it looked really cool so I decided that I am going to paint one and finish it by the end of the week. If I don't set goals for myself I never finish anything. Anyway, here's a rough sketch:



And here's the start of a mock-up for the painting:


I'm definitely going to re-do his chest and tail, and I'm going to take the top of his hood in another direction. I also want to make the branch look less phallic.