Back in the days when we lived in Abiquiu, we had a lot of chickens, ducks, turkeys, dogs and cats. I have so many funny stories, I could write a book about our life in Abiquiu. Amadeus was the head rooster. He was a beautiful Black Australorp. He would stand with all his ladies on my studio doorstep listening to the music I was playing, in those days, a lot of Mozart. All the girls would be sitting down, but Amadeus stood tall until the music soothed him enough for him to relax and sit down too! He was so funny. As the music reached a crescendo he would wiggle his neck and stand up again. This is why we called him Amadeus!
I painted him a lot back then and he paid the rent quite a number of times! Owing to popular request, I am now painting him again. This is the first stage. I will post the finished painting soon.
3 comments:
What a handsome fellow! And a beautiful underpainting- looking forward to seeing this develop.
Hello Lynne. I look forward to seeing Amadeus. My daughter has chickens on her farm and I agree, they are so interesting to watch.
I actually miss the chickens a lot. I had one that I had to actually put to bed at night! She would wait for me by the door of the studio! It was so funny. I miss the fact that they ate grasshoppers, but I don't miss the mess and the demolition of my more tender plants!
Deborah, I am still working on the big one. They take so long!
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