I have always wanted to complete a concentration along with the AP class. I'm feeling like this is a good year to try. Of course I say that now, before Thanksgiving, Christmas, organizing the entire Scholastic Art Awards program, bookclub, IEA, OAEA, parenting, blah, blah. I'm going to give it a whirl.
This weekend I started to paint, after lots of sketching, thinking and taking pictures of the girls. Who are the girls? My chickens! I want to complete a series of chicken portraits. Originally, I was thinking chicken mug shots and I don't want to abandon that idea, I just got excited about the colors and texture. Working in encaustic I would like to continue to explore the media and all that it has to offer. The idea with the chickens is two fold, to capture their personality using texture, line and color. And at the same time to find a way to super impose my various personality traits into the chicken portraits. I'm still working out the kinks.
Here is the first one, in process. This is Wilma, the lowest chicken on the totem pole, or should I say pecking order. She very often is not included with the rest of the group. Wilma is very sweet, shy and tries hard to please. At first she looked really mean, I didn't have the eye right. I think she looks lots better today. So far, I'm pleased with the overall look. This picture doesn't give the color justice.
Oh, the picture I'm using for my profile is Wilma. We have the same hair color!
