You know, I do too : ) I though about it, when you increase the canvas size, it takes the second (background) color and makes it the rest of the canvas - so I usually set it to white. In this case, it is black. I pulls out the black head and shadows. I'll have to play with the shadows - looks like you painted some darker tones - maybe a light dodge? I plan on matting it with a dark green and light brown to match the willow branch, and a black frame. I'll post it when finished. Thanks for the image ideas, nice to see my art adjusted - picture worth a thousand words.

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