Bird feathers are special!
Feathers, big or small, are always beautiful and they sometimes have beautiful colours and patterns. Special how all the pieces of a feather are crocheted together to form a tight whole. A whole that allows the bird to fly and keeps it dry.
And on the underside of the feather is soft down that retains warmth well.
So in all respects, feathers are special 'objects'. Real works of art by nature!
And when I find a beautiful specimen somewhere, I am happy. I can then take a nice photo of it.
I just found this feather in the garden. It is a blackbird feather: a nice tight feather with soft down on the underside.
To emphasise the unusual textures, but also to bring out the contrast between the tight lines of the feather and the soft messy down, I set the photo in black and white. I also added a nice sparkle to ensure that the feather is even more the radiant centre of the photo.
In short, a beautiful work of nature's art in black and white!
I see making art as a creative process.
The starting point of this process for me is always a photo or a painting of my own. Every work of art on this site is therefore based on a self-made photo or painting.
I find my sources of inspiration in everything around me...
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