more feathers

26 November 2015

For the longest time I've been wanting a painting for above our bed. I have had several tries and finally decided we needed something big. Much bigger than I have painted before. Even once I'd decided on the canvas I didn't get it right first time.

But this one? I'm so very happy with this one :-)

Now all I need to do is move the hook so the picture hangs above the middle of the bed.

"Feathers 4"
100 x 80cm
Mixed media on canvas

You can view my other Feather paintings in my portfolio.

Some work in progress shots...

Painting out the background to isolate the feather shapes

Using a dipping pen and acrylic inks to doodle fine details

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