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?

Comments

  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

    ReplyDelete
  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.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Casa Feliz - SOLD

Image
The Winter Paint Out is over for another year. It was a great event and the weather held out for us all week. There were lots of wonderful paintings turned in from a great group of accomplished artists. I did this painting of the Casa Feliz during the paint out. It was designed by James Gamble Rogers II (1901-1990) a well known architect of Winter Park. I wanted to paint a section of the historical building, but when I got there I did what I usually do and painted the whole building. This painting will make a nice wedding present for the many weddings that are held at the Casa Feliz.  SOLD
Read more

Seminole State Forest

Image
It is winter in Florida and I enjoy the chance to paint some of the grasses that are dormant during the cold season. A recent frost has changed the color of the grasses to a raw sienna hue. A friend of mine; Linda, and I took a recent trip to Seminole State Forest west of Sanford. We stopped to do a painting of a small lake Linda and I came across. There was a variety of flora that I wanted to include in the composition; palms, pines, grasses and cactus. After finishing the painting we continued to explore the park. Seminole State Forest is one of many public properties in the scenic Wekiva River Basin. A few examples of the ecological diversity here are flatwoods, scrub, blackwater streams and bottomland forests. Be sure to get a permit in advance if you are planning to explore this state forest by motor vehicle. www.fl-dof.com/state_Forests/seminole.html
Read more