hawk's eyes

 

(9x12)
Exercises for the online class I'm taking in drawing birds with Val Webb.
Per Val's instructions, I used soft (4B and 8B) lead pencils for the drawings; then burnished the eyeball with a cream colored pencil.
I signed up for Leslie Saeta's Septemeber 30 Paintings in 30 Days ... and I'm already a day behind. But I'm not panicking or giving up: it's a holiday weekend and I have company, which throws everything out of whack.