I have finally started painting my small collection of feathers.This first batch comes from a Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa. It is a gallinaceous bird found in Europe and in Asia.
I tried to identify them, hope I got them right: a flank feather, a plume from the breast, a primary, a secondary (these are wing feathers) and a tail feather.
Sketching feathers, what a fun idea! Lovely.
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous, Barbara...I love seeing all the different kinds and colors and designs from a single bird. Broadens our concepts, when we think of the word "feather"!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, but scary idea! All that fine work! You did an amazing job Barbara.
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone! I always wanted to reproduce feathers, they are all so different and have different functions too. I guess you are right, Maree, there's quite a bit of fine work in it, but I enjoy detail and get carried away. It really teaches you to look and see what you are drawing.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, that's exactly why I love working from nature...it really makes me LOOK, and pay attention...
ReplyDeleteWow, these are great, so beautifully and lovingly done! And I so appreciate the bird portrait to go with them, thank you!
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