The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Also Available Print-Only – Prefer

Also Available Print-Only – Prefer your own frame

Their overlapping scales create a serrated effect along the shell’s edge

this is art that trusts the feeling over the finish

like watching light drift through still water

Finished in my unique style

The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Also Available Print-Only – PreferOil on canvas with iridescent embellishment and gold leaf 23 x 23 cm framed This one started with a real peacock feather propped up in my studio. I became completely absorbed by the detail of it the way the eye sits at its centre, the delicate filaments fanning out around it, the extraordinary range of colour held within a single plume. I wanted to capture all of that in paint, close up and unhurried. The result is an intimate, almost meditative piece