Two Chicks

I was photographing an old barn in St. Augustine where they keep the horses for the carriage rides. I noticed a couple of chickens scratching in the dirt by the barn so I snapped a quick photo. I used the photo to do a painting of chickens in my studio. I liked the idea of one white chicken and another that was quite different. I emphasized how to paint light colors to look like white feathers. Then I painted a darker brown chicken and used darker strokes of paint to show the differences in the feathers. One chicken was placed in front of the other; just slightly, to help me get the 3-dimension feeling on the flat surface of the watercolor paper. A few dark boards were painted in the background to add a little interest. Do you think I should add some chicken wire to complete the coop?

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  1. UnknownNovember 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM

    Yes, I like the idea of the chicken wire. Love to see how that looks. My grandparents had chickens on their farm in North Dakota. Yes to the chicken wire. Or not... always up to the artist! Judy

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  2. Stewart Jones ArtNovember 18, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    I'll have to try that on another painting. I sent this painting to a new home in Vermont. The new owner operates a business called Fat Rooster Farm.

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