My Chicken Artwork. What do my Fellow BYC'ers think?

[Chikenbutwut]

Thank you very much . Here's some more that I have done with it so far

You're welcome.

That is just beautiful!!

I'm really picky when it comes to artwork (my old art teacher once told my mother, who is also an artist, I was an art snob, lol!) and I simply love yours!

I like how good you are with doing different styles and working with different mediums. You have a lot of talent!

 

[dracoe19]

I'm glad I meet your taste in art . I'm definitely picky with what I like as well! Lol. I'm hopefully going to work on this piece tomorrow and make the goldfish gold... WWe'll see how that looks.

Heres a doodle I did of a baby parrot

 

[Chikenbutwut]

I'm glad I meet your taste in art . I'm definitely picky with what I like as well! Lol. I'm hopefully going to work on this piece tomorrow and make the goldfish gold... WWe'll see how that looks.

Heres a doodle I did of a baby parrot

Lol, glad to know I'm not the only one who's picky with what they like.

That baby parrot drawing is gorgeous!! Thanks for posting it up for me to see!

 

[dracoe19]

No problem! There will be many more doodles and other things coming up .




Another baby parrot. May start doing some more of these cuties

 

[heartbreakdiet]

absolutely love all of it!

 

[Chikenbutwut]

No problem! There will be many more doodles and other things coming up .




Another baby parrot. May start doing some more of these cuties

Very nice!!

 

[dracoe19]

Heres another piece I started for confinement. Not sure if I will turn this one in or not.

 

[ChickyChooky]

I have finally been able to do some chicken art and thought I would share. I had started a thread to draw peoples animals but I just don't have the time and I'll admit I am lazy at times... Any ways here is some of my doodles, finished art or works in progress. Tell me what you think. Such as "that background doesn't look very good", "the chickens head is the wrong size" or anything else that you see that you don't like. That's the problem with looking at stuff for hours on end I tend to miss big things that don't look very good. Also any one else who does chicken art I would love to see your work! I am the only person in the entire college that does chickens. Everyone including teachers and other staff know me as "The Chicken Girl". Hope you enjoy!

Going to load a new piece soon. Going to call it The Watchful Eye of Mother Hen I think. Going to be a silver laced wyandotte with some chicks.

Recent finished piece I did in colored pencil. The teacher told me the ground sucks and I should put corn on the ground but I'm not sure... It's supposed to be fall. I'm going to move the big leaf in the back because it is to close to the roosters foot. Any ideas how to fix it?


An Elliot Pheasant I did freshman year in Adobe Illustrator. Was going to make him into a calender with his tail fathers but hadn't gotten around to it. The Reeves pheasant I did looks much better. Need to find the file for that...


A colorful guinea I did in high school. (cheap colored pencils and pen)

Sophmore year we did a project that had to show exponential growth.


Here's the start to a book I was illustrating last year The Little Red Hen. I completely forgot about it until now. I'm hoping to come back to it to finish it.







I know I have more somewhere... Will load them when I find them.

I'm another budding artist, but have let the trials and tribulations of life get in the way, like yourself. I can, certainly, see you developing different styles there. Your hen book should do really well. The artwork is great! Using Adobe Illustrator is not the easiest of tool to use, especially if you're used to using Adobe Photoshop like myself. Yes. I know, one is suppose to incorporate the two! I haven't touched my artwork in so, so long because of family commitments. I miss it. Hopefully, later this year, I can return to it.

Your artwork is great! I wouldn't worry too much about small things being out a little this way or that (I should talk!! Lol!). You'll probably find that later when you look back on something you've done a while ago, you will notice what isn't quite right anyway and you'll be able to work out why. At times, I've seen 'professional' artists selling a picture that, to me, isn't quite right. Including some in Art magazines. So, there you go. I'm not saying dismiss it, but we are usually our own worst critics anyway! Lol!

Have fun with your artwork! I used to find it very relaxing and rewarding. I'm sure you do too!

ChickyChooky

 

[Chikenbutwut]

I'm another budding artist, but have let the trials and tribulations of life get in the way, like yourself. I can, certainly, see you developing different styles there. Your hen book should do really well. The artwork is great! Using Adobe Illustrator is not the easiest of tool to use, especially if you're used to using Adobe Photoshop like myself. Yes. I know, one is suppose to incorporate the two! I haven't touched my artwork in so, so long because of family commitments. I miss it. Hopefully, later this year, I can return to it.

Your artwork is great! I wouldn't worry too much about small things being out a little this way or that (I should talk!! Lol!). You'll probably find that later when you look back on something you've done a while ago, you will notice what isn't quite right anyway and you'll be able to work out why. At times, I've seen 'professional' artists selling a picture that, to me, isn't quite right. Including some in Art magazines. So, there you go. I'm not saying dismiss it, but we are usually our own worst critics anyway! Lol!

Have fun with your artwork! I used to find it very relaxing and rewarding. I'm sure you do too!

ChickyChooky

In response to what I put in bold, please do get back to your artwork when you can hon. I know we have to do what we have to do for our families, but we have to keep that part of ourselves going too. I'm saying that 'cause I had family commitments that kept me from doing my artwork as well. I had gotten really good at my artwork and was really proud of myself (ya know, the more you do, it seems the better you get). I even had someone offer me a thousand dollars for one of my pieces. Other commitments got in the way though, so I stopped doing my artwork for a long time, thinking I could get back to it some day. Then I was stricken with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. That pretty much ended it for me. Just to sign my own name is really hard for me some days and doing artwork can be darnright painful, so I've had to give it up. I miss it so much. Some days I look at my artwork that I have framed and on my wall, and cry 'cause I know I can't do it anymore.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that we never know what life is going to throw at us, and I know it's sometimes easier said than done, but try to do what you love, keeping your talent going, and not let anything stand in the way if you can help it.

 

[ChickyChooky]

You're a Darling, Chickenbutwut, (I love your comical choice in name. That tells me that you have a great sense of humour! I bet that helps at times. I know that mine does!)

What you said in your post, really "got to me." I couldn't help but shed some tears. My heart went out to you. Everything you said, not just this (but, probably, the part that did it for me! Lol!):

Quote: "Just to sign my own name is really hard for me some days and doing artwork can be darnright painful, so I've had to give it up. I miss it so much. Some days I look at my artwork that I have framed and on my wall, and cry 'cause I know I can't do it anymore. "

I really feel for you. Well, not a lot of consolation, but, at least, you were able to produce wonderful pieces of artwork that you could proudly put on your wall. Not everyone can say that!

Actually, I've often thought how lucky I am that I'm a creative person like yourself. Can you imagine what it must be like for those people who aren't creative at all or aren't interested in things like that as they approach their latter years? Then, there are those people who don't seem to enjoy having pets around or even enjoy the fruits of gardening. I feel so sad for those people because they don't know what they are missing.

Actually, I'm headed in the same direction as yourself, sad to say. I'm only 57 but there are others who've got Rheumatoid Arthritus much younger. Even children, sad to say. I've had pain in my hips for many years which started a little to begin with after my first child and have recently been told that I, also, have Rheumatoid Arthritus there. Quite some years ago, I had to, finally, concede that I was unable to dance or teach Flamenco any more due to knee problems, so I know and understand how frustrating, deeply sad and gut renching it can be to let something go that you deeply loved doing. Due to those Flamenco Dancing and Teaching days, my knees have suffered, and, now, besides the RA there, I'm losing power in my legs and can't get up from the ground without using something to pull myself up. I've done some research and it seems that it is more than likely connected to the RA that has recently developed in my spine. Pins and needles started in my right hand and was getting worse. (yep! I'm right-handed! Grrr!) When I told the doctor, he just brushed it off saying that it was probably just stress. Just stress! When I asked whether there might be other probable causes, he said, yes. So, I insisted on the tests required. He was quite surprised when he discovered that I had Cervical Spondylotis! (A pinched nerve in my neck caused by RA). Gosh! I wish my old doctor hadn't moved! He was such a good doctor and had a lovely disposition or bedside manner!

Good grief! Girl! I've just looked up "Fibromyalgia". You poor thing! I might have the same problem! Or something similar. I had a rather bad fall in my backyard some weeks back, and my ankle landed rather heavily on a brick that I had left lying around or sticking out. The ankle was rather badly bruised but I was fine. Unfortunately, pain started to creep up and down the left side from my hip to my ankle and kept getting worse! By the end of every evening, I was in quite a lot of pain and couldn't sleep because of it. When I spoke to the doctor about it, he simply said in a dismissive way, "Oh, the fall must've exacerbated your RA." Terr...rrrific!

After trying the third medication, he said that he couldn't do anything more for me. (Trust me to have unusual or rare reactions to them!) I told him that the pain killers (the third ones prescribed) made me feel groggy so instead of taking them 3 times a day as he prescribed, I was only using them at night before going to sleep, and that I could put up with the varying pain during the day. He just said, "That's good! The less you take, the better!" I try to do without them, if I'm not too bad.

You, also, must've gone through a lot when you were trying to sort out what was going on with your body.

So, bless you! Tammy! You've given me more incentive to sort my house out as quick as possible as it got left in disarray because I was leaving myself last, especially since my daughter left the nest. She's getting better at living in the big wide world as I don't hear from her as much as I used to. She doesn't need my help or advice as much any more. So that's good. But, I still need to visit my Father 2 to 3 times a week, keep an eye on his bills, etc. He's completely bedridden and can hardly do anything for himself any longer. At least, he still recognizes me. I have to organize phone calls for his other daughters who are interstate as he can't use his hands properly and can't hear very well. Then, I have a sister here whom I have to take for visits as well, of course. I have three sisters in all.

Oooh! Gosh! Tammy! I have gone on, haven't I!

So, I'd better sign off before I think of anything else to say! This is suppose to be a chicken forum! Lol!

Best wishes,

ChickyChooky

P.S. Yes. Thought of something else but it is important! Lol! I love your Avatar that you used! I gather it is one of your own pieces of artwork? It's delightful. You can see the humour in it as well.