This is not a very clear photograph, as it was taken under artificial lighting during the evening but it shows the composition.
It will be a green tree frog which clung to a leaf on in the rain forest area of our garden.
I decided that, because of the small size, I would not include much background and just have a dark green, representing the depth of the environment.
There is one sun-lit leaf on which the frog is perched, but this will be much paler than the frog itself.
I shall remove the pencil lines as I go so as not to adulterate the paint.
The painting is small with the frog about life size, (approx. 14 x 12 cm).
There is no detail on the leaf yet but it has had an underpainting wash of a pale green on top of which the details will be added. Contrast will be important.