Hen & Chick

Hen & Chick - March 8, 2009

Charcoals on Vellum Paper

This pass winter Patricia & I were house sitting for a few firends. They had a number of pets for which we were more than happly to feed and play with each day. One day I decided to take a few pictures of the chickens during their feeding time. Now several moths later it was time to sketch up a drawing. I wasn't intending to do the drawing on vellum, but once I got start things were clicking for me to try and finish. The feel of the charcoals over vellum really worked out and permitted me to use a kneaded eraser to pick out hightlights. Hope to add some finishing details at a later date to round it out as a complete drawing.

(Detail Close-up of Hen & Chick)