Parakeet Oil Painting

I let the parakeet dry for a few days before jumping back into it, I don’t think I’ve ever painted feathers before so I thought it would be best to put down a mid tone gray, let it dry then go back and bring out the darks and lights. I would like to keep this painting a little loose but I also want it to read well. There are a few things that I’m not happy with here so I may take a little time to think about what I’m doing before I continue. In the meantime I may start another painting tomorrow. I think it’s good to have several paintings going on at once, because if I stall out on one painting its nice to have another one waiting to be finished.