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| Adventurous Chicks |
While
living in Ontario raising our family, we hobby farmed the small
country property we lived on. One of our most successful ongoing
projects was raising chickens. I loved tossing scraps to them and
watching the flock scramble for their share. The peaceful clucking of
the hens, the peeping of baby
chicks and even the crowing of our roosters are sounds I truly miss
from that time. Watching baby birds hatch in the spring is a magical
experience. Our children played with them and named every single one
even when we had close to fifty birds at one point.
My
husband and children are very much into writing and of course our
chickens crept into some of their stories. My daughter and one of my
boys came up with a children's story, which is to this day not
completely developed and still unpublished. The story features two
young chicks, Nutmeg and Peanut, who are very adventurous and this
leads them into potential trouble. Knowing that the story needed
illustrations, this pastel work came to be. There were several other
pictures for that story but not enough to complete the book. At this
point in time there isn't a collective desire to push the project
further although that may change in the future.
The
original is not currently available for sale, however, prints and
other products are available simply by clicking the image with this
post. You will be redirected to my Fine Art America account where you
can see all the products, prices and make any purchases.
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