Peacock Project update again!

I've been working quite hard on this so far.. although this is only the first of two.

The paint work is almost finished now, i have just got to get some gold to add to the highlights of the feathers.

I'm loving how they look on the wall, can't wait till i get them both up and in place in my kitchen!!

Peacock Project update

So update on the Peacock Project

As you can see the wire was very bent. I did try and straighten it out, but there was no chance of it happening.

You can see from this photo that originally they must have all been straight.

However i feel that the slightly curved version of it works quite well.

I feel the final outcome of this stage has turned out really well. I'm very pleased with it. Now to start on the painting of it. I have some paints ready, however couldn't get the original colours, so i'm going to have to mix a few together and hope that i can get them as close as i can.

Next update as soon as i get some painting done.

Peacock Project

While looking round a very nice old antique shop in Wickham, Hampshire (The Chesapeake Mill) I came across a pair of very nice, but very unloved Peacocks. I had to buy them and had ideas of getting them back to how they should look.

The Paintwork is quite battered, and all the wire on the feathers are bend and some broken.

I will update this project as i go along.