Swan Painting -- Wildlife Art

This painting was finished last week and is inspired by my interest in wildlife art. I have always concentrated on wildlife as a subject for much of my early work. I always admired the work of famous artists like Robert Bateman and David Shepherd. So in painting this I have tried my best to learn as much as I could and achieve the level of quality that they always managed in their art. I could have devoted much more time to the water ripples and perhaps it would be worth it, but I called a halt at the above degree as I could have created an overworked feel to it all. Now I draw inspiration for my paintings from many areas, and I would like to paint more scenes involving people in the future. As always comments on my latest work are more than welcome, Jim