Silver Laced Polish Chicken

A Silver Laced Polish Chicken is a beautiful, elegant creature, that brightens the Barn Yard and at the same time is rather comical in his aspect. Some chickens just don't belong in a dirty environment, and make lovely pets. I had a wonderful little silky hen that loved to sleep on the back porch step by my back door, and loved to hop in my lap and be petted. Silver Laced Polish can be this way too, and don't belong with the common riff raff of the Chicken Coop. Chickens and all their diversity make life just a little easier, and are such good providers of eggs. What is not to like?

I started drawing up some Wood Ducks last night so maybe this blog will be filled with something besides chickens this year. That said, I still have other chickens drawn up so I'm sure anything else I draw and paint will be interspersed with chickens.

I also need to keep finishing up drawings and paintings I started eons ago. I have no paying work so all the things I started and was unable to complete because paying jobs came in are now in the "Must Complete" production line. This is a mythical list I have, but the work is real and at age 61 I am too old to get out of my work harness and sit around doing nothing, or worse become a housewife. I am a Racehorse harnessed to a plow. AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH I never wanted to be a housewife when I grew up. A Noble profession, but one I never aspired to. Plus I am a very bad housekeeper, so thank God I have never grown up!!! I think I will continue to drink my morning coffee, and get to painting. Write when you or I get work. Have a good, productive, and fulfilling day.

Roosters Barnyard Dandy

Roosters are wonderful, decorative, and noisy, but you can't help but appreciate these strutting dandies who are always looking for a receptive lady. They show off, throw their weight around, and are willing to fight for their lady loves like Knights of old. However, they are fickle, rarely are faithful, and are always looking for a new cute, young thing. That said we wouldn't have our over easy breakfast, or deviled eggs, potato salad, or Kentucky fried chicken without the beautiful and useful chicken. Plus they are quite enjoyable as subjects to draw and paint. So today I praise the chicken, for soon I will move on to new subjects and different mediums.

Write if I have work, and never surrender, never give up! Have a good day, and treat all you meet with kindness. It makes the world a better place to dwell.

Chickens Roosters Pen and Ink

I'm still drawing these pesky chickens and Roosters, but today I'm puting up some pen and inks I did last night. My dear friend Barb said I should do some pen and ink, mix it up, and add ink to the watercolor. Since she was my first art boss, old (82), and likes to see results I drew some pen and inks. These are for Barb, and for all those people who enjoy pen and ink. I don't know what I will do today, probably laundry, and some form of art work once I get dressed and ready for my day. Keep drawing, painting, and breathing...Never Surrender....Never Give up, and write when you get work!

Chickens and Roosters

Does anyone else feel as though they are creating in a void? I do a painting a day, and sometimes two. I draw, paint, cook meals, listen to people speaking on TV or listen to music or the quiet. I enjoy the silence, and create works of art. When they are finished I mat them, sometimes frame them, and move on to the next work of art. I don't just paint chickens for I love all creatures great and small, and I have a deep love for lizards and frogs. Then of course there is every bird ever created, and all the animals. The diversity of animal and plant life is amazing, and a challenge to understand, draw, and portray. I guess I will be very busy for the rest of my life. I doubt if I ever will run out of chickens or other creatures to draw and paint. I have more chickens drawn up, but I may draw up some beautiful Basilick Lizards and I am also in the mood to paint some landscapes I guess I better get on with my day, and go out and buy the dog and cat food. Life isn't only about the paintings to be done. It is also about the household guardians next meal. A woman's work is never done, and someone write when I get work. I have too much art and time on my hands. Believe it or not I get more done when I am extremely busy.

An Abundance of Chickens

Today I am offering another painting of a chicken. A Rosecomb Rooster among the Anemones. Before my knees decided they no longer wanted to bend, or be good shock absorbers I planted bulbs every winter so my spring days would be filled with flowers. Anemones are a beautiful spring flower grown from corms. Corms look like bumpy little, hard, wood pieces of nothing in particular that magicly transform into these beautiful flowers. If you have never planted them, buy a big bag of 50 corms or more...plant them, and watch them grow. God created flowers for the joy they bring to your eyes, and the peace they bring to your soul. Have a very good day, and stop and enjoy the simple things in life.

Back Yard Chickens

The first time I saw chickens strolling across a lovely green lawn, and walking among the rose bushes and spring flowers was at Mrs. Virginia Masero's home on an Easter Sunday. It was lovely, and has influenced how I see chickens ever since. They may belong in a Chicken Coop or a barnyard, but they are equally at home during a lovely garden party filled with wonderful memories. Mrs. Masero has left this earth, but her love of flowers, roses, and chickens will never leave my heart or memories. She was a lovely woman who loved her home, her husband, family, and garden, and she passed on those loves to all who knew her. May she rest in peace, and the beauty of roses always bless her memory.

The wonderful diversity of birds, and especially the birds we so loosely group under the name of chickens. It is wonderful to have so many beautiful subjects to draw and paint. I will be painting more chickens today. I am currently working on a Buff Laced Polish. All creatures are beautiful, but you can't beat the size range, color range, feathering, and personalities of the chicken.

Happy New Year 2010

Today is January 1, 2010 my husband is cutting up trees that fell over in a storm, and I am Painting Chickens. For some reason I love the beauty of chickens walking in a garden, and all the different variety that makes up the species we call chickens. Today I will post some more of the chickens that have captured my interest, and beautify and delight many people who tend flocks. I will also put up some partridges in Pear trees just for the festive feeling of the Season tomorrow. If you have really good photographs of a chicken you love and are proud of please send me a copy and I will immortalize your prized chicken in watercolor or oils. If you are interested in prints of any of my work, let me know. I have a new printer with over sized capabilities, and the 13" X 19" paper to print on. I also can now make smaller prints on Acid Free Artist Paper so let me know if there is something you desire in the print department. I hope you will feel free to contact me, and I hope you enjoy todays offerings. Have a good day, and write when you get work...Happy New Year to All....Love Annie

William and the Wizard

William the Crow is a member of the Wizard's family, but I should let you know in his younger years he did get into a great deal of trouble. This next series of drawings is what happened to William after he wouldn't stop harassing the fairies and chasing them in a quite unsportmanlike manner. The Wizard warned him to leave the Fairies alone, but William chose to ignore the Wizard's sage advice. William, women no matter how small, can pack quite a wallop when you get them mad enough!

Now it does not take a crystal ball to tell the Wizard that the little Fairy has a legitimate complaint against William. William of course blaims it on another bird that looks similar to him, but of course not as handsome. The Wizard is tired of being a referee, and the fairies are a wee bit weary of Williams shennanigans.

William soon forgets how much trouble he is already in, and once again dive bombs the little fairies and wreaks havoc with their wings and their lovely summer frocks. When his misdeeds are once again brought to the attention of the Wizard, William swears that he is a friend to all Fairies, and he would never cause them grief. William can't help but chuckle to himself about how good he is about getting out of trouble with his clever words and innocent expression. Oh William...you're not fooling anyone but yourself.

To be continued tomorrow...

The Wizard and William

The Wizard is based on Marion Skydancer, a photographer and a wonderful white hair and beard model. William the crow is out of my imagination, friend, pet and troublemaker. William has taken on a life of his own, and is always thinking up naughty things to do, such as pester the local fairies and take a nip out of their wings. He never will admit he is the culprit, and he really should never make a female angry even if she is only two inches tall. The Wizard and William are trying to save all the animals, creatures, and birds of the earth with the help of other like minded humans.

The Wizard is of course sometimes subject to the normal ills and problems that plague all of mankind, but his good friends here and in the world of magic always join together to help him overcome obstacles in his path.

Computer Crashings and Modern Inconviences

I had my first major crash in my computer since owning this bad boy in 2003, and I learned alot about service and trouble shooting my computer from this hellacious experience. I also was aided my a lovely woman named Caroline from the Phillipines, and I am very grateful for her expertise and help in this matter. She is with Dell, the maker of my computer, and I can't thank her enough for getting me up and running again plus installing all my programs for creating new artwork.

I have worked on a drawing or painting a day for the past year and a half, and have been uploading them to http.//houseofchabrier.deviantart.com/ My house is more crowded with art work than ever, and it doesn't look like it will slow down soon.

At Deviant Art I have met some very wonderful people, and have laughed more in the last year than probably in my entire life time. The Deviant Art site is wonderful because you have a world wide audience, plus get instant feedback on what you submit. And I do mean within seconds of submitting a piece of art work you can have five faves and a number of comments. Plus you get to be exposed to many other artists all over the world, and quickly gain a network of friends with common interests and life views.

I'm going to put up some of my drawings of the Wizard who is based on the great modeling of Marion Skydancer a stock photographer and a creative artist seen at http.//skydancer-stock.deviantart.com/ I hope you enjoy them as much as I did creating them.

Chickens

I am at Deviant Art now, and posting new paintings or drawings every day. If you want to see what I'm up to on a daily basis go to the link above. I have been drawing a great deal of dragons, wizards, chickens, and birds and animals. Today I decided to share all the watercolor of chickens I've worked on.

Why chickens? I love their versatility, their crazy expressions, and the great variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. So today have fun with my chickens, and REMEMBER:

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