Charcoal and I walked around the pond for the second day, and I tell ya, my pj bottoms (yes, I was in my "uniform") got hung on a blackberry stem, and I didn't think I would get loose! Charcoal FINALLY came to check on me. I escaped with only one briar in my finger.
Ah, the antics of my life.
A few days ago, I was chatting with a painting friend, and we got on the subject of chickens.
For most people who have painted for a long time, you have painted lots of different subjects, with most coming in batches.
Chickens was once about all I painted for a year. I painted them on everything--pots, jars, birdbaths, small tables, stools, signs, plaques, 6 feet signs, glasses, tiles, rocks, bricks, cut outs--just about anything you can imagine, in many different sizes and colors.
I got pretty good at painting them, but had no idea if I could still paint one.
So, today was the day.
I would try to paint a rooster.
I am showing pictures of the steps. It is painted on an 8x10 canvas. Most of it is painted using a dirty brush. That means that I painted wet-on wet and mixed the colors as I was painting my surface. This is how I taught myself to paint and is still my favorite way to paint.
So, why did I paint so many chickens?
I had a customer who collected them. For every holiday, her husband stopped in to buy her another one. I was seldom without a new one.
The customer told about having to get an electrician to do some work in their house. He explained what the electrician was about to see, but not to worry. He could move whatever he needed to move.
The moment came and they walked into the house. The man froze as he looked around. He then said, "well, cock-a-doodle-damn!"
That was one of mother's favorite stories.
Oh, how we all need to laugh more!
It is fun to see the people who have moved in and out of my life AND the thousands of pieces of art I have painted.
Maybe more chickens will be in my future--one never knows, does one!
Have a Blessed Easter as we REMEMBER.
I am simply blessed to create ~charlotte ♡
beautiful.
ReplyDeletehappy easter dear x