It's terrific and that little bit of extra work has indeed improved an already excellent piece. Now sir - please can you raise your hands and move away from the painting . . . .
Nicely done. Now step away from the painting, Sir.
*readies taser*
I can see that the falcon's head will need to be flipped to look back into the chosen branches
but puzzled as to what I do next with a windswept branchy and leafy bits of the poplar- whether to try and simplify into zones and colours (possibly beyond me), or just dab away until the complexities of leaf and branch emerge
I often find that I'm not all that convinced about planned changes that you mention. So it comes as a great surprise to find that I completely agree with flipping the falcon's head.
tactfully put- it's safely flipped I think
reflecting on next steps
Gutted you only got second Ed Im guessing the judges had a little too much plonk :-O