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Published: 2018-04-12 22:01:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 2380; Favourites: 200; Downloads: 10
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Painted feather of Atka, a bald eagle at Horizon Wings . Done for their Earth Day raffle. Fun fact - bald eaglesβ eyes get very light as adults, but Atkaβs stayed dark!Acrylic on turkey feathers.
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Did you apply a thick adhesive so the feathers couldn't move?
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I first glued the overlapping feathers with a PVA glue, and then once dry, I put a thin layer of watered-down acrylic paint, which helps 'glue' the feather vanes together.
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Very beautiful. May I ask, how do you best Display artworks like this? Like, in a house or something.
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I mount them on matboard (as seen here) with wire or thread around the feather quills, and then put that in a frame or shadowbox.Β You can see an example of it framed here - twitter.com/brendalyonsart/staβ¦
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Oh, wow, these look utterly beautiful!
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Wow! Using feathers as a canvas for painting birds!? Thatβs genius!!
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