By Diane: Afterthought

 

I thought this painting of three birds was resolved when I finished my previous post. But with a fresh look at it this afternoon, the strongest statement to me was the straight line between the darks in the upper third of the painting and the lights below.  I  had to break that up with some transitions.

 

  

 I lightened up the values on the far left and have repeated diagonals leading to the bird in the foreground headed in flight across a clump of grass pointing the eye up and eventually around.