The Traveling Chicken and her two friends arrived here in Altadena, California on December 8th, 2012. She and her flock flew in from Texas after spending a fun time with Darla having tea and getting her beautiful portrait painted.
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| The beautifully wrapped Traveling Chicken Package from sent from Darla |
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| Inside the package: T.C. and her entourage |
I was so busy getting ready for Christmas and having out of town guests staying with us that I wasn't able to paint Miss T. Chicken's portrait until after the Holidays.
T.C. was thrilled to spend Christmas with us! It was the first one that she could remember. She happily chose a spot on our Christmas tree amongst all the ornaments right next to one of our big red hearts. She loved how bright and shiny it was and spent hours gazing at it. (probably admiring her own reflection)! Miss T. Chicken celebrated the Holidays and was in her element with being an ornament herself!
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| "The Traveling Chicken with a big Heart", 8 3/4" x 10 1/2" watercolor by Kathleen Ballard, 2013 |
After Christmas she watched her first Rose Parade on television and loved seeing all the floats, bands and horses on New Year's Day.
Now she is packing and getting ready for her next adventure flying to Elle's home in Colorado.
It was so much fun having Miss T. Chicken here for the Holidays and painting her portrait! For more information about the Traveling Chicken Blog, click here.
Love, Kathleen
Love it! Fist time blog comment for me too! Can't wait to take a closer look at your fabulous blog Kit/Ma! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kortney! I really appreciate your interest!
DeleteThat is a most unique painting of Miss TC. She looks so elegant perched there in your tree!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathryn! She felt elegant too! How often does a chicken get to be on a Christmas tree!!
DeleteAbsolutely adore your painting! Brought a huge smiile to my face thinking about how much fun the chicken had in Pasadena, being an ornament, watching the Rose Parade. Love your use of reds, love the reflections......truly love the traveling chicken project!
ReplyDeleteJill, I'm so happy I got to be a part of the TC project and meeting other artists through the blog.
DeleteI noticed that a few of the artists have auctioned off their chicken paintings. That is a great idea and I am interested in doing that. Just don't know how to go about it. Any suggestions?
That is absolutely gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Painting.
Thank you so much Nora! I really enjoyed doing the "chicken project"!
DeleteI love this Kathleen! The TC is perfect as a Christmas tree ornament. Your painting is beautiful and luminous, as usual.
ReplyDeleteGosh, thanks Nancy! It was so much fun to do! I love seeing what all the different artists are doing with the Traveling Chicken!
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