Each barb on the feather is a separate knife stroke. The depiction of the horse hair wrapping on the bow - individual knife strokes. The bow string. Yes, paper. Eakman's works are just stunningly beautiful. pencil signed by Patty Eckman. They are two fine folk and world renown artists. So down to earth you'd like them for neighbors.
Take a look at their website - https://eckmanfineart.com/ ... it's well worth the time (and this piece is not $575 on their site).
Thick acrylic case protects the artwork ... as the Eckmans - Allan and Patty - do with all their pieced; even the life size plus statutes and animals.
