[sericmarr]

Thanks for the comments, all. Sharon: I felt the text needed a weight to make the bird soar so I added the bar. I should have lined the text first but I wanted a free hand look. I'll take your comments into consideration. Thanks again for commenting, everyone.

[Sharon Passmore]

Yes, the bar does add more visual weight and balance the image. It's just that, handwriting is a spontaneous thing. The uphill angle of it is ok for that reason, maybe even fitting because the eagle is in flight. The bar is structure, the only part of the image not in motion. Structure being crooked feels different, unsettling. Please keep in mind that what is to my taste doesn't have to be to your taste.

[sericmarr]

I reworked the bird a bit. The erasure left a slight image so I worked with it. I kind of like the effect.

[Sharon Passmore]

Interesting effect, Steve.