Corny title, I know. I don't care... it must be...vvI painted this painting on a black ground today. The gesso I used was particularly absorbent and I needed to work fast and thick.... In addition, the past few days I have been leaving my photo reference behind about 1/2 way through the painting. I then finish the painting using cues from the artwork itself, rather than the photo. These factors made for a very expressive chicken! This guy fits into my "vintage" category as it's breed is apparently a Silver Duckwing which is considered Old English game... so to me, this sounded pretty vintage... Anyway here it is... :)
After taking a picture of it, I noticed how much it reminded me of VanGogh's
Starry, Starry, Night. Below is a closeup of a part that is particularly Van Gogh-ish...
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| Starry Starry Rooster, closeup |
