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FEATHERS

I discovered feather painting a few months ago (April 2007 ) while surfing ( never thought that I would use that word ) American art sites - there is some fantastic work out there ( and some crap ) - to say that I was impressed is an understatement - i was absolutely gobsmacked, the feather has a subtle sheen to it which makes a fabulous backdrop - I just had to have a go. I had to import the turkey feathers from America
( I know, I know, we have turkeys here - but you try getting good quality english turkey feathers - and they are all white and I didn't want white OK ! ). At about the same time I learnt that Victorian miniaturists would use a pin feather from a woodcock to paint fine detail into their work - hey - I just had to have a go at that as well - so some of the following paintings are done with a woodock's pin feather - see what you think............

"Elephant" painted on to a Turkey Tail feather and decorated with partridge feathers
in a solid oak frame 12" x 17"

"White Tailed Eagle in Flight" on a Turkey Tail feather with teal and partridge feathers
in a solid oak frame 16" x 14"

"Robin" on a Turkey Tail feather with partridge and teal feathers
painted with a pin feather from a woodcock, the actual feathe rused is tucked into the button that holds the decoration together.
in a solid oak frame 12" x 12" SOLD

"Blue and Gold Macaw" painted on three blue and gold macaw feathers decorated with ( yeh you guessed it ) blackbird feathers
in a solid oak frame 16" x 16"

"White Tailed Eagle's Head"

Solid Oak Frame 10" x 12" SOLD

"Woodcock" on a turkey feather

this was painted with a pin feather (woodcocks) which you can see tucked into the button which holds the decoration
currently at the framers but should be around 17" x 12"

"Wren with a Crane Fly" on a Bronze Turkey feather
painted with a woodcock's pin feather which you can see tucked into the button which holds the decoration

Solid Oak Frame 12" x 12" SOLD

"Red Deer Stag" painted onto a Bronze Turkey feather with Teal and Partridge feathers
Solid Oak frame 17" x 12"

"Pheasant Head" on a Turkey Tail feather with Mallard and Partridge feathers
Solid Oak Frame 10" x 12"

"Pheasant" painted with a woodcock's pin feather (see it tucked into the button holding the decoration) onto a turkey tail feather
curently at the framers to go into a solid oak frame - probably measuring 16" x 16"

"Tiger" on a bronze turkey tail feather with more turkey tail feahers and golden pheasant neck feathers
curently unframed bu should be around 16" x 16"

"Blue Tit" on a cockatoo feather
currently unframed but should be around 12" x 13"

"Goldfinch" on a Cockatoo Feather
(the photo is awful and I don't know why)
the size is the same as Blue Tit

"Mallard" Framed measures 15" x 13" Painted on a white Goose feather

OK the next four are from a series of eight that I was commissioned to paint for a presentation
after a shooting party - the frames were finnished with an inscribed brass plaque
each one was painted on a bronze turkey tail feather and finnished with more turkey feathers and partridge or teal feathers

they were all painted with different woodcock pin feathers, which I tucked into the button on the decoration.

"Wren and a Ladybird" on a single bronze turkey wing feather
it's a bit hard to see the ladybird but he is there towards the bottom of the branch

" A Swan" - painted on a single swan feather - the frame measures 22" x 11"

"TROUT" I wasn't sure if this would work but I am quite pleased with it - it is at the framers
at the minute but the feather is from a swan and measures over 12" long

I wish my photography was better