Illustration Friday- Homage

Here we have a Chickenpants drawn in the Kochalka style. Why?
Because the third artist that popped into my head was James Kochalka. (Warhol? No screenprinting stuff. Picasso? Nah...Kochalka? Yes!)I admire his drawing style and tiny paintings, sure. But there's something about his daily American Elf comics that really strikes a chord in me. It no doubt has something to do with the voyeuristic pleasure one gets from going through another person's sketchbooks, or getting to see such a personal glimpse of how they live their lives. He lives in a wonderfully unconventional way. It's great to see snippets of other artist's lives- the good, the bad, the odd... Makes me feel less strange.
So although I don't think his drawing style really influences me, his drawings absolutely do. They make me want to draw every day. They nudge me closer to making my own little comics.
So, thank you, Mr. Kochalka!
-Claire

Illustration Friday- Tales and Legends

Finally got a change to do Illustration Friday again! When I think "tales and legends", naturally the Legend of Zelda comes up. I had to give it a chickeny twist, of course.
-Claire

I'm still here!

Sorry for the crummy picture. Just wanted to post something recent today. My PC up and died, taking my scanner with it, so posting new work has become difficult. I'm still here, and still drawing, though.
-Claire

Blue

This is a painting of a French Bulldog I met who had one blue eye. His name: Blue. Yep.
Painting's really been on the back burner for me these days- the Chickenpants have taken over!
-Claire

It's almost that time of year again...

And I'm hoping for snow. As usual.
-Claire

Bird...s

Birds show up pretty frequently in my art...I couldn't pick just one!


And, if you were do inclined, you could see even more of my paintings here.
-Claire

Autumn Fox

Finally finished! If you pop over here, you can see a horrifying photo of the desk from whence this painting sprang. I'm in pre-show mode, so everything's nuts.
-Claire, queen of the links

Illustration Friday- Juggling

Here's an illustration of me, as a chicken.
I should have added more balls. Nine just isn't enough.
Best viewed large.
-Claire

Chicken Tattoo

Chicken Tattoo
Originally uploaded by chicken widget

I colored this in with watercolor pencils. I've had them for years, but never really used them much. I must admit, I enjoyed using them and the finished effect very much!

-Claire

Zooming in

closeup of Bulldouge, originally uploaded by chicken widget.

Closeup on a drawing made with colored pencils.
-Claire

What Do You Need?

What do you need?
Originally uploaded by chicken widget

Not to be confused with it's sister painting, "What do you want?"
-Claire

Illustration Friday

Illustration Friday- Visitors
Originally uploaded by chicken widget

An example of the kind of visitor you don't want.The fox in a lamb suit strikes again! Another painting with my new favorite fox.

-Claire An example of the kind of visitor you don't want.The fox in a lamb suit strikes again! Another painting with my new favorite fox.

-Claire

Lambot

Yes, that's correct. A super-wonky hunk of lamb on a hunk of 2 x 4. I may just turn slightly edgy yet!
-Claire

Weekly Challenge- ATC

My foxes often get mistaken for squirrels. So here's a demonstration of what it looks like when I draw a squirrel. See? Quite different.
And it just so happens that this squirrel is on an ATC!
-Claire

Lamby Lamby

lamby lamby
Originally uploaded by chicken widget.

Something new for me- pen and ink. Real ink, real pen nibs. I love it- it gives me the line quality I've been looking for for so long! Why did I not try this sooner?
I drew up a few of these little cards yesterday...oh my goodness do I love to draw. I haven't had much time to sit down and focus lately- this was such a treat!

-Claire

Monday Artday Challenge: Turn one of your paintings into a toy

I've posted this painting before:


So now here it is with it's own little plush version!



The chicken bandit strikes again!

Look out! It's a chicken bandit!

Chicken Bandit painting
Originally uploaded by chicken widget.

-Claire

Chickenpants! and an idea for next week's challenge

I'm always leaping from plush to paint. If you don't see me around these parts for bits, it's most likely because I am knee deep in polyfill.The gap is suddenly growing smaller though: I made a painting of one of my softies.

Hey good lookin'
Originally uploaded by chicken widget.

Nice pants, buster!

Chickenpants!
Originally uploaded by chicken widget.

Here's the actual painting. It was so much fun doing this. I have been dwelling almost exclusively in Plush Land for a while now...it was great to break out the paints again.
Ok, so my idea for next week's challenge is pretty obvious: turn one of your paintings/ drawings/ computer illo into a toy. Use plush, polymer clay, found objects, whatever!
- Claire

Illustration Friday- Moon

Brought to you by the giant fox in the moon.
Acrylic, canvas, and so on.
-Claire

Illustration Friday- "Poem"

Away in a wooden shoe
Originally uploaded by chicken widget.

I painted this to commemorate our birds, when they were brand new to us.
The first part of the old children's poem:
"Winken and Blinken and Nod
one night
sailed off in a wooden shoe"
had been running around in my mind for days. And for the life of me I couldn't remember how it ended! (Still can't.) I just got the most wonderful mental image from those lines...and here it is.

-Claire