Feathers
When I was a little girl I would pick up discarded feathers — found pieces of an avian wonder and the calling cards of an animal not bound to this earth. Stiff enough for flight, yet soft as a whisper upon your cheek. As vibrant as a field of wildflowers punctuated with exclamation points, or as unassuming and unremarkable (yet so remarkable!) as camouflage can be. Layers of beauty wrapped around a spirit that knows the freedom of flight.

four blue feathers :: Kirsten Finkas (Putnam Court)
Painting (Watercolor and ink)

Yellow Birdie :: Brittney Lee (Britsketch)
Digital illustration

feather red :: seana strawn
Digital print (Ink illustration)

Chubby birdie :: JooJoo
Digital Print (Watercolor and pencil)

Feathers :: Manuela De Simone
Original acrylic and pencil

Feathers :: 1canoe2
Block print

Tufted Titmouse :: Cheri Wollenberg (ChatterBoxArt)
Oil Painting

Lucky feather :: theloveshop
Digital Print (Paper and ink)

Dirty Bird :: Rob Rey
Digital print (Pen and ink drawing, digitally colored)

NOTES :: Laura Caswell
Acrylic painting

Owl :: OwensArtworks
Digital Print (Graphite Drawing)

Peacock Feather :: Paula Stone-Buckner
Macro photograph