Keeping the West African theme going, here is a Broad-billed roller that conveniently perched
on a wire opposite the garden wall just long enough for a quick scribble in my sketchbook.
There is a three year gap between that observation and this painting. I kept the rendering lose and simple,
giving the flat blue sky some interest with vertical brush strokes, and showing off the subtle mauve and
maroon colours of the plumage. A fairly common site along roadsides in Nigeria, this species has the
brightest yellow bill that stands out against any background.
![Broad-billed roller acrylic](https://alanbaggs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Broadbilled-roller-acrylic-on-canvas-16x20-2017sm.jpg)
Beautiful.
Thanks!