I painted this peacock using acrylic paint on cotton fabric. I got the pattern from the book "Painted Quilts". The original design is by decorative painter Sherry Nelson. I thought this would be a huge challenge but I really enjoyed painting it. It will hang in my living room!

You are very talented. The colors are gorgeous.

gorgeous colors and placement... multi talented !

Beautiful, you are so talented. And the colors are awesome.

Wow! So very pretty, I love your colors.

This absolutely gorgeous. I love peafowl. I have embroidered two on jackets and had been thinking of doing one great big one I have the pattern for. What a great idea. You are a talented lady.

WOW! That is lovely. You have a great talent and found a wonderful way to combine your hobbies.

very nice job

amaaazing

Gorgeous!

That is stunning. Awesome colors and painting. You are so very talented. What brand paints did you use? Did you use the ones for painting on fabric?

Wow, that is impressive and beautiful. How did you find painting on fabric? I dabble in acrylics but have only painted hard surfaces that have been sealed so the paint slides on easily and is easy to thin with water. I would think painting on fabric would cause a lot of "drag" on the brush until you had a few layers down. This looks beautifully blended. Thanks for sharing

The peacock is gorgeous!

Your talents are many. How beautiful.

Absolutley stunning!!!! You are very talented!! :lol:

OMG THIS IS GORGEOUS!! I love peacocks!

Beautiful. What type of paint did you use?

ooooooooo pretty

WOW!!! :shock: That is stunning!!!
You captured it beautifully!!!
You are VERY talented :D:D:D

beautiful,so talented

Thank you for the wonderful compliments!

I used Liquitex Heavy Body Artist Colors. And yes, painting on fabric is a little tricky. There is a lot of drag but if you add too much water the paint soaks into the fabric. Once you get a base coat down it's pretty much like working on a canvas. The finished product is very stiff so I wouldn't recommend these paint for painting on clothing.

BEAUTIFUL!!!! :thumbup:

Ditter

Pretty.... :wink: :wink: :wink:

Beautiful work, Peacocks and owls are my favourite birds. Love the rich colours.

WOW :!:

All I can say is WOW. I can't draw a stick person.

That is one gorgeous peacock! You did a terrific job.
Jan

THAT IS BEAUTIFUL

Wow - wild applause! This is absolutely spectacular!

OMG you are so talented. That is just beautiful.

Very nice! Well done!

Gorgeous...I love the jewel colours and painted peacocks are a lot less noisy than real ones!

Once again, soooo pretty. Congrats on a job well done.

Beautifal. Seriously beautifal. You are very talented.
You should enter that in all the quilt shows in your area.
Fairs will be coming up too. Is that your first quilting with paints? You did a fantastic job. :thumbup: Makes me want to try it. ;-)

Way too above the word beautiful!! Great job on the colors.

Oh, oh, oh. What talent. My daughter would love it. Want to make another one? :lol:

This is beautiful. Have a few questions: did you add fabric medium to your paint. If not how stiff is it and was sewing through the paint difficult. Did you use ready for dye muslin or what.

Hope you don't mind the questions.

Those are all questions I would like to know too. Thanks for asking. She posted what book she got the pattern from I'm thinking about looking for it to see how much of an artist you would have to be. :shock:

Beautiful! You did a great job!

MAGNIFICENT!!!!!