Progressing to the birds

The barn painting has surrounded the main emphasis swallow so the time has come to tackle the bird. I tried to position the flight of the bird to point towards the "M" in the clouds ( I wonder if anyone will notice) and the direction to keep the interest in the rest of the birds in the composition ( 8 so far, probably more in the distance later).

The next post will hopefully show the completed bird and most of the side of the barn complete. Maybe, I will get some sleep over the Christmas break, .....not likely.