Not only do I look forward to finding an egg in the nesting box, I am enjoying learning how to paint my chickens. Anyone who has chickens for the pleasure of having fresh eggs understands how quickly they become fun, family pets. What I am practicing, is trying to capture the softness of their feathers and personality in their movements.
We have a beautiful hen, named Mona Lisa. Her feathers are a shiny, black iridescence in color. Molly is our country hen, with her spotted feathers. Sadly, we recently lost our Fiona, the colors of her feathers were similar to a pheasant. We’ve all seen white and brown eggs, but Fiona laid a robin’s blue colored egg: Enough about my chickens– back to painting them.
I painted the nasturtiums and coop plein air. The chickens were added back in the studio. Catherine
I painted this painting of Molly in the studio from a photograph. I admire artists that are able to paint our feathered friends! I can see that I overworked the body making her shape much too round. *Note to self– step back from my painting to better judge shapes.
