My Latest Feather Art Piece (A work in progress…)…PLUS Exciting News!…..

Although I absolutely love working on this blog, I also have an inherent need to paint quite often. 😉

This is my latest feather painting, albeit a work in progress:

A feather painting work in progress by Brandy Davis

As you can see, I like to work on (and finish) the faces of my portraits before I start to work on the regalia and hair – Although I need a few more sessions before the face is complete on this painting. Then I’ll need an additional 6 hours or so to complete the clothing and regalia. I guess I enjoy seeing the painting come to life as I am working on the face -To me, the face is what truly captures the emotion in the piece, and the rest is just icing on the cake.

The turkey feather I am working on is about 11 inches tall, but the actual painted area is only 4 inches tall, which makes his face only 3/4″ tall – about the size of a nickel. So far I have mainly used a 20/0 spotter for most of his face, and occasionally a slightly larger brush for blending.

Anyhow, being that this is a work in progress, I’ll post some more pictures when it is complete.

If this is your first time visiting my blog, or if you haven’t seen it already, I have posted a video on YouTube which shows my entire process of painting a portrait on a feather from beginning to end. It is a time lapse video, so you wont have to sit through the actual 12+ hours it took. 😉  Having said that, it is still 10 minutes long, so you wont hurt my feelings if you skip through a few parts here and there. 😉 – Here it is below:

If you have any questions about feather painting or anything else art related, or heck if you just feel like leaving a comment, please feel free to leave one in the comment section below! Thanks for visiting! And stay tuned for the finished painting!

Now for the exciting news!  – In the coming days I will be hosting a giveaway for a whole set of Master’s Touch Acrylic Paints!!!! This is one of my absolute FAVORITE brands!  Stay tuned to TheFeatherArtist.com for your chance to win! Or, to make sure you don’t miss the giveaway, subscribe to my blog to receive updates when I have a new post! (There is a subscription form in the right column of my website)

Thanks!

And Happy Painting!