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Donkees

(33,706 posts) Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:25 PM Apr 2021

British Artist Ian Davey Paints Masterpieces on Swan Feathers

https://cellardoorgroup.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/british-artist-ian-davey-paints-masterpieces-on-swan-feathers/

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British Artist Ian Davey Paints Masterpieces on Swan Feathers (Original Post) Donkees Apr 2021 OP

Amazing! KT2000 Apr 2021 #1

The article said he discovered the art in NZ from the Maori. Karadeniz Apr 2021 #4

with so many scumbags in the news, it is refreshing to see such beauty and talent. housecat Apr 2021 #2

They're beautiful!! Karadeniz Apr 2021 #3

This amazing artist paints birds, which are inherantly beautiful, on bird feathers, also.... RussellCattle Apr 2021 #5

The link is to something called "cellar door group". I read a book about the English.... RussellCattle Apr 2021 #6

What? ewcordon Apr 2021 #7

swan song sheilahi Apr 2021 #8

Brilliant! BlueSky3 Apr 2021 #9

KT2000

(22,150 posts)

1. Amazing!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Thu Apr 1, 2021, 02:36 PM

Apr 2021

How would anyone think to do that and it is obviously what he was meant to do.

Karadeniz

(24,746 posts)

4. The article said he discovered the art in NZ from the Maori.

Reply to KT2000 (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 02:51 PM

Apr 2021

housecat

(3,138 posts)

2. with so many scumbags in the news, it is refreshing to see such beauty and talent.

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 12:07 PM

Apr 2021

Karadeniz

(24,746 posts)

3. They're beautiful!!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri Apr 2, 2021, 02:49 PM

Apr 2021

RussellCattle

(1,928 posts)

5. This amazing artist paints birds, which are inherantly beautiful, on bird feathers, also....

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sat Apr 3, 2021, 02:06 AM

Apr 2021

...inherantly beautiful, and makes them even more wonderful in compositions that are just wonderful.

RussellCattle

(1,928 posts)

6. The link is to something called "cellar door group". I read a book about the English....

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sat Apr 3, 2021, 02:15 AM

Apr 2021

....language a few years ago called "The Plight of English", that related how our language is both enhanced and threatened by current trends. The author, Basil Cottle, used the expression "Cellar Door" as an example of how English can provide lovely words to describe unlovely things.