Birds of a feather

I have been commissioned a very interesting project, one that appeals to my artist alter ego, and I wish to share it with you as it evolves.  My clients have asked for a painting which later will be transformed into a mosaic and installed at their house in Colorado.  The clients want a bucolic scene, and they have four children whom they wish to include in the composition.  Here's the preliminary sketch:

I have to admit that this is my first time drawing birds, and on closer inspection I think the male pheasant needs some work...

All images are the intellectual property of Nadia Palacios Lauterbach.

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