The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Finished in my unique style

Finished in my unique style

Each brushstroke and drip of gold pays homage to the butterfly’s remarkable revival

the bird is captured in mid-flight

The Atlantic sea nettle (Latin name Chrysaora Quinquecirrha)

The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Finished in my unique styleOil 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