Still as Night

I've always loved this photo I came across on Pinterest months ago, I have a drawing inspired by it in my sketchbook and I saw it again recently and just thought it would be nice to do a painting inspired by it. She's floating in the water with her face tilted upwards and eyes closed like she's listening to the world breathe, a large black crow rests on her head looking at her like its wondering why her eyes are closed.

This is such a calm dream-like scene and its one of those images that can be interpreted in different ways by different people. Her expression shows peace while the presence of the crow adds a bit of mystery. I love how the water ripples forms around her, I also painted some water bubbles falling down from the crows neck to her face, gliding across her skin and down into the river.
What do you think about this?

First phase - Sketch and painting flat colours for the bird, the girls skin, hair facial features.

Second phase - Rendering

Final Painting

Tools Used
Clip Studio Paint
Xp Pen drawing tablet

Have a beautiful day.....