Bringing the Everyday to Life

I painted this painting today with some friends of mine, Gene Klatt and Jan Foust.  Gene has a great property and wonderful chickens.  I have wanted to paint her chicken's for some time.  I finally got my wish.  It is good to have simple desires because then you are more likely to succeed.  It was definitely hard to get them to sit still, especially in the hot sun.  They are not that dumb:)  But, what wonderfully delightful animals.  One chicken in particular, Rosy, kept checking on us to see what we were up to and testing our paints to see if they were eatable.

This painting turned out rather nice, I was afraid it wasn't going to as I was painting.  That happens a lot.  That is why I try to focus on the process and not worry about the end product.  It will work or it won't.  I followed my original plan pretty close and paid little attention to the moving light and chickens.  As we were painting, Gene fed us fresh tomatoes, bread, cheese, and deviled eggs.  What a wonderful day.

Happy Painting.

BB:)

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