Experimenting with Leaves

For Michael's birthday, we'd gone for barbecue and a brewery. It was such a lovely afternoon sitting in the shade with the cool breeze the entire time. I collected some leaves and have been playing with them. It is fun to paint on them, decoupage them. Their natural markings and texture are a great addition. Tried to capture the view on one leaf, the moment when a flock of egrets took flight. I get a lot of inspiration from other artists and I absolutely loved Madonna of the Bees so I tried my version. Those little black spots on the leaf could be bees!