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The Traveling Chicken - Snow Day

3/11/2013

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Apparently, I couldn't stop with Miss Chicken and the toys... (See previous post.)

It snowed quite a bit while The Traveling Chicken was in town. For inspiration, my husband suggested that I take her out in the snow. I was resistant because I simply did not want to paint snow. (Hence the indoor play in the previous painting.)

Well, the day I sent her off to Florida, the snow was so beautiful that I felt I should at least try the chick in the snow.
It felt SO good to be outside on a quiet snowy morning. After taking quite a few pictures, I perched the chicken on a hydrangea bush (I believe it's a chantilly hydrangea for those who are curious) next to a few dried blooms that have hung on all winter... Gorgeous.

And, I got to paint Miss Chicken with some flowers. :)
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Miss Chicken - Snow Day, 4x6in., oil on gesso board, $50.
Yes, it's a bit kooky to paint a ceramic chicken in the snow, but there is exquisite beauty in all seasons - chicken or no chicken, I'm grateful I didn't miss it!

You can read the story to go along with little Miss Chicken at The Traveling Chicken blog.

The chicken has arrived in sunny Florida at Pamela Sweet's studio.
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Cat Beringer link
3/11/2013 07:04:26 am

Miss Chick looks so happy there in the snow. I think there's a twinkle in her eye. Or maybe she's just happy she doesn't have to shovel! ;) Lovely painting. I love all the colors in the hydrangea petals.

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Dawn link
3/12/2013 03:24:26 am

Thank you! It was such a treat to be out in the snow on such a glorious morning. We tried shoveling... but she just kept losing her grip!
Thank you for noticing the colors in the petals!

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Kathleen Ballard link
3/12/2013 03:07:13 am

Love this second painting of Miss Chicken too! She looks beautiful in her frosty surroundings! Great to see another fun story and painting from you!

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Dawn link
3/12/2013 03:29:47 am

Thank you for the encouraging words, Kathleen. Once I got her outside in the snow, I just had to paint here again. :) But now I am finished and looking forward to seeing what she inspires in the the other artists.

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