100 chicken fan club

Lucky number 7 is Lady.  

As in The Lady (like The Doctor) she is a force that cannot be reconded with.  

She even has her own theme song.



And as always, there are more details in the private forum.  

oh dear, I'm getting a bit behind sharing with you all.  

This is hen 8.  Alpha.



So named as she is most definitely the Alpha hen and keeps the entire flock (including the boys) behaving kindly to each other.  

In the private group I'm on hen 15 (but secretly I'm starting chicken 16 tomorrow, I just haven't finished photographing 15 yet)

9. Cathy

And because it's December, and I've been playing with the Zorn limited palette and handmade watercolours:



(it has sparkles)




I have a bit more playing with these watercolours before sharing a review.  But talking about reviews, we've got a thread in The 100 Chicken Fan Club for reviewing handmade painting and watercolour supplies... um, how to say...  in a way that we wouldn't normally review them publically.  I tend not to say anything publically if I don't like a product.  So it's nice to have a safe space to share our experiences.  Which makers are amazing and which are um... not really worth it.  

Meet handsome!





He's so named after one of my favourite movie heroes.  handsome Stranger (named after his dad).

(warning, this movie is of its time and doesn't share the same sensitivities to issues that we have as a culture now.  There's still quite a few funny moments in it and if you can tolerate mal brooks and road runner, this might be the movie for you)

https://youtu.be/XvKA_CRA_6w

So I know I'm only up to chicken 11 on this thread, but I'll be starting chicken 20 soon in the private forum.

Any ideas for something special to do?  for 10 there was a wizzard.  

12. Goldie

13. mystery hen



I don't know this hen.  She was at my farm on picture day and yes, she tried to bite me for taking her photo.  But I haven't seen her before and I haven't seen her since.  

14. Trip



There's a story behind the name, involving ants and stuff.  

Chicken 15 and 16 are a matched pair.

These are done for a friend and they include my first attempt at painting humans (cropped for privacy)

   

These are both painted using handmade professional watercolours from Beam Paints using a version of the Zorn limited palette (Turtle Belly, Harvest Wheat, Limestone, and Mars black)

I need a lot of practice painting humans, but it's something that would be fun to learn once I finish my chickens.  

Trying a different style with this one.  #17: generic red hen



As usual, the details are in the private forum.  See the first post of this thread for details on how to join in the fun.  

(hint, there may be fore-edge painting soon)