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I love the natural color of these feathers. They make a gorgeous background for almost any subject.This painting is currently for sale here: [link]
Edit: Sorry this painting is now sold.
Macaw feathers
Leather cord
Wooden beads
Cockatoo Feathers
Rooster Feathers
Acrylic Paint
Framed to 8x10"
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Comments: 56
How do you paint on feathers?? Dont they move around a lot??
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They do sometimes. It's all about having a light touch.
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Oh wow. That's so cool though. ^__^
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Hi there! 
I hope it is helpful and you can use it for your future work! 
“Your control of the medium is astounding, I haven't tried it myself, but I imagine acrylic on feathers would be a very delicate procedure indeed. The structure and values of the horse are great, very strong, very emotive. You have beautiful edges and gradients supporting your subject, creating for a piece with a great deal of depth to it. You have such beautiful natural colors and blue hues in the feathers, it would be nice to bring some of those into the painting, especially some cool tones in the shadows.
As for the supporting elements, I love the natural feel and layering of the other feathers, they are a graphic element of their own accord. The only thing I question is the outline. Everything else in this piece is organic in quality, yet this is strikingly geometric, it traps some of the energy of the piece internally.
Very nice though, truly a great accomplishment in choosing your media to accent your subject.”
“I don't know that I can critique this as such, perhaps just a big speak of appreciation and a point of view
“I just love the work you do on feathers, it is so unusual and beautiful! The colours you picked, both for the painting and for the smaller feathers, fit the theme very well, it creates a nice feeling of serenity.
Anatomically it is well done, I think the horse's right eye (to our left) is a wee bit far up, but apart from that you really managed to capture shape and shadows of the head beautifully.
I can't get my head around the white outline. On one hand, it doesn't communicate with the soft colours and materials of the feathers, but on the other hand it makes a strong border and emphasizes the black background.
All in all, it is a stunning piece in material and technique, and feeling for detail.”
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Thanks for all the feedback! It's great!
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very cool concept, composition and lovely colors!
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Thank you very much! This was one of my favorites I've done in a while!
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These are fantastic! My first thought was Macaw when I saw the pic, and I was surprised to see that I was right. They do make a fantastic background, but I really admire feather artists - you make it seem so easy!
Your painting skills are amazing. I love how you've used blue in the shadows so the horse looks like it fits very well. My favourite part, however, is the fact that you've painted on two feathers one picture! That's amazing <33
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Thank you! I'd like to think I make it SEEM easy... But each painting has its own struggles and they usually take me more time than I think they will. I've lately gotten really into the framing part. So much so that I get to the point I want to get a new feather painting done just to be able to frame it!
I'm surprised a few people picked up on the blue shadow. That was something I did very subtly on purpose so that it would look more natural. But it's good that it is appreciated! It's good when people notice the tiny details that are added into artwork.
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Beautiful. I love the realisticness of the horse. I love all your feather paintings. They're all very lovely. Can't wait until I will be able to commission you for something.
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Thanks! I was kind of surprised at how realistic I got the texture of the horse. Sometimes we surprise ourselves, don't we?
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Wow, this is amazing! Those feathers definitely do go well with this! Great colors ^^
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Thank you! I'm glad you like the feathers!
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This is lovely. I followed your link to Etsy...would like your opinion on Etsy as a place to sell art.
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Etsy is pretty nice! The fees are VERY affordable and all of their policies are reasonable. I'm pretty new to the site myself, but I did manage to sell this painting there!
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COOL...I will have to check it out!
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Wow your fantastic with horses! This is beautiful!
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Thank you! I have a thing for painting white horses.
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I agree with you those are some amazing luminous naturally colored feathers :3 they make an excellent background.
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I know! I need to get some more of them! I've nearly used all of mine up!
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woo its beautiful!! D:
I love ALL your feather paintings X3
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Aw, thanks! You love ALL of them!?! Thank you!!!
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Beautiful, you've selected the palate of colours very well. 
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That's cool that you noticed the bit of blue that I sneaked in there. It was a very light wash of blue that I thought would enhance the shadowy parts. I also put a hint of yellow around the more lit sides of the horse.
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These things are ridiculously awesome. Painting on feathers is genius. Nice work.
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Thank you very much! I'll never get tired of feather painting.
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Absaloutly beautiful! The detail is fantastic <3
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oh hun... this is gorgeous! I love this painting- you nailed the horses face exactly! ... and you are so right on those macaw feathers.... so much fun to work with!
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Thanks! Don't you just love macaw feathers? I need to get some more of them!
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I LURV THEM MUCHLY... XD I was thinking of a parrot before ( really a red-tailed cockatoo >.>... ) with the feathers being a happy medium there
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