Work in Progress Update - Sandpipers

I've been working on a new painting and posting updates to its progress on my Facebook page and a couple of other spots, but because I just opened this Journal it hasn't contained any of those updates. I thought I'd try to catch up by posting the updates from the beginning every day or two until I'm up to date. Then I'll post an update once a week until it's finished.
The first entry then is from the beginning. Check back every couple of days to see the progress on the painting. The subject is Sandpipers on the beach. I took a great many photos of the birds when my wife, Rita, and I visited Canaveral National Seashore on the east coast of Florida last year. Rita's been suggesting for a long time I do a painting of Sandpipers, which she is very fond of. I've finally gotten around to it. The painting uses both colored pencil and watercolor. So, here is the first installment. I welcome all comments.



Week 1 (Feb 20 2014)
This is the pencil sketch and I'll be working it up in either watercolor or colored pencil or both. I hope to start on it in the next week, after I finish a botanical illustration.