More Collages with Special Backgrounds

I've been on a roll experimenting with backgrounds for collages, courtesy of Nancy Lefko and her online class over at Creative Workshops,  Loving the colors, textures, prints and the unending combination of all.  This latest one beckoned me to get out my paints and paintbrush and paint a bird,  wow am I rusty.  I used to do alot of painting but put it aside for a multitude of other hobbies and real life in general.  This one was fun to create, and is now in my Etsy shop.