Seagull Oil Painting in progress

I am working on an oil painting of my Bronte Lighthouse Seagull picture. I thought I'd share with you a bit of my process. First I print the picture on 8 1/2 x 11" photo paper. Then I draw the picture. Then I make additional sketches of parts of the picture. Here I am showing you one of the seagull sketches. Now I am working on a small oil painting of one of the seagulls, to make sure I get the colours right before I move on to the big picture. This seagull is almost done, it just needs a shadow and some legwork. Cheers. :)