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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Gloria J Zucaro's "The Chicken Has Flown the Coop!"

Hello,
Tonight I am posting a little info about the painting I did for The Traveling Chicken.  I had a lot of fun making up the story to go with the painting.  You can read all about it at The Traveling Chicken Blog.



















"And They All Admired Her Spots"

I used watercolor paper and acrylic paints. 
The painting is 5.75" x 11.75"

Linking to Paint Party Friday

Have a wonderful weekend,

Gloria

25 comments:

  1. This is a delightful piece, Gloria! I love the style - and the commentary:-) Spots from Amazon indeed - where else? Haha. Great fun.

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    1. Hi! Thanks so much. I enjoyed making up the story. A first for me!

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  2. oh, these chickens are just so cute. I love the brown one with her leg in the air :-) And also how you outlined them.

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  3. They are adorable! Must check out the story. :)

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    1. I hope you enjoyed the story! Thank you for looking.

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  4. Wonderful project, love those chickens. Valerie

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    1. Thank you, Valerie. Have a wonderful week ahead.

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  5. Hi, you are invited to share this with Feline Art Friday:
    http://kittypartay.blogspot.com/2015/07/feline-art-friday.html

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    1. Thank you Erika. Something different and fun! Thank you for leaving a comment.

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  7. Cool! I love the sculpted feel of your chickens, as well as the liveliness of the composition. Happy PPF! #48

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    1. Hi Arnoldo, Yes, I was trying a new thing(to me) composition-wise. Putting everything on a diagonal between points on the outter edges of the painting. have a good week.

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  8. Love the colorful chickens. My mother told me that as very young children my sister and I received dyed chicks for Easter. I am pretty sure that is not good for the chicks but those feathers grew out because we didn't end up with adult chickens that were colorful.

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    1. I enjoyed those Easter chicks, too! But I can see how they could easily be injured by little hands and feet(accidentally)! Have a wonderful week.

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  9. These are such fun! I love how you have outlined them. Happy PPF

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    1. Hi Susan. I think I still revert to childhood coloring book outlines, usually in black! But these called a for a value change from the dark background! have a great week.

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  10. Very fun piece Gloria...very enjoyable artwork!!

    Hugs Giggles

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    1. Thank you! I hope you are enjoying some beautiful weather now and have a happy 4th.

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    1. Thank you, Clare. Happy Paint Party Friday to you, too!

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  12. so cute- and I love the title which really brings you in and creates a story!

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  13. Oh, thank you Linda. I am not usually a "writer". But I enjoyed this little story!

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  14. Gloria, to answer your question about my altered book. I glued with matte medium gel every two pages together. As I work through the book I have done a few different things to prepare the paper. Mostly, though, I used Gesso, either white or black and in a couple of cases clear. My pages are not uniformly thick. Sometimes I accidentally got 3 pages instead of two. Sometime the gesso covered better than other. It is fun but I am definitely not proficient at mixed media. I really like watercolors better.

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