Feathers

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At the end of my last post I gave you a little taster of what I was going to be working on next. It's a bit different to the sketch but the composition's still quite similar. 
It had a bit of a disaster towards the end of the painting because I had the bright idea of adding more detail to the background. I wanted to save the areas where I'd painted the feathers and the girl's face so I coated them in masking fluid so that they wouldn't get splashed with paint.
Big mistake!
When I tried to remove the masking, half the girl's face came off and so did one of the feathers! Luckily I was painting on very thick 300gsm watercolour paper so after my initial panic I discovered that it was tough enough to lose a thin top layer in a few places! 



It's all fine and dandy now because I repainted them and here below you can see the final piece.


She's now sitting in my Etsy shop waiting and ready to go to a new home. :) Please click here to see. xx

Comments

Paper rainbow said…
wow this is a sparkling piece of magic! I love that cobalt sky and those feathers are so stylishly drawn, particularly like the detail in her clothes, the lacy sleeves are fabulous.
12 June 2014 at 21:11
Anonymous said…
Very pretty. Love the colors you chose. Her eyes are amazing.
12 June 2014 at 23:16
Merlesworld said…
Do you sell much, I often wondered how to sell on the net, have you any advice.
Merle.............
12 June 2014 at 23:40
denthe said…
This is beautiful. I love the delicate feathers, and the way you dressed her. Wonderful work!
13 June 2014 at 09:27
Tammie Lee said…
such a magical piece Jess! Your heart must have sunk with that masking fluid experience! Really love this!
14 June 2014 at 18:05
Martina said…
Sometimes, mistakes like this lead to the best paintings - thaT#s my experience! And this one is so dreamy and pretty!
14 June 2014 at 19:55
Unknown said…
Gorgeous, Jess! I love the details in your artwork. The arm sleeves are precious! Her expression is beautiful. :)
18 June 2014 at 13:24
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