The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Each brushstroke and drip of

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

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

aquatic blues

the bird is captured in mid-flight

The optimist

The Feather an Original Peacock Oil Painting South West Each brushstroke and drip ofOil 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