I have a special Chicken Sketchbook, that I am filling with only paintings of my girls - and our one rooster! This sweet chicken is a Blue Jersey Giant, and a sweetheart with a floppy comb. It lays over a little, giving her extra personality. Once in a while she delays her re-entry to the run by hanging behind the others for those last few bugs in her way in! Painting number 4960 in 4960 days.
There's ALWAYS enough time for sketching chickens - and they certainly like the attention! This Blue Jersey Giant has a comb that has folded over since the beginning. She's sweet and docile, giving me a little peep when she wants another bite of microgreens! I take in a tray each day and feed them from my lap. They love it, I love it, and every one gave me an egg again today! That's twice this week, and yes, it's still winter! Painting number 4816 in 4816 days.
It's fun to sketch this sweet hen while she's at play! Carlotta is the keeper of the egg box in this flock, always rushing up to the egg box when I go to gather eggs. She waits for my praise and clucks her thoughts to me as I collect each one. She has even alerted me to an egg in the corner that had been pushed out of the nest! She's very sweet and loves the attention she's gets each day. I never knew how unique and different each hen's personality is before raising them. What fun we're all having with these sweethearts! Painting number 4751 in 4751 days.
Looks like the chicks are posing for sketchbook time! Lesson number 2 for chicken sketch time - a little scratch keeps them happy while I work! I learn something each time I paint with them. I'm getting better at dodging incoming beaks - from the two curious Black Stars, while the rest are quite content to watch me draw. The blue jerseys are sweethearts, and I can't wait to see how big they grow! Painting number 4627 in 4627 days.
