Owl close up painting

Here is a painting I created of a close up of an owl I painted in 2016.
It is painted in acrylics on canvas and I only used one large round bristle brush whereas I usually use a rigger brush quite a lot. I did this because I wanted loose big strokes and I think it worked well?
This is one of the works I am uploading to show the history of my painting and how I have progressed over the past 3 years or so.
Hopefully you will see the improvement as I go along?
This was created two years ago when I was getting back into painting after a two decade break. Getting the 'knack' back didn't take too long and now I am painting in oils and my work is far superior. I thought I would share some older paintings though so that people can see how I have improved through time. I give a lot of thanks to all the artists out there sharing their process which helped me develop. I will be sharing newer paintings as I go along, and the photo quality gets better too. I have also done some time lapse videos so you can see my process better.
I really do appreciate any comments and constructive criticism as I go along this path of learning.
Thanks for clicking, peace!