"Chicks for Kicks!"

Well after taking photos of chickens in Monet's garden, French friend's gardens, and our daughters six laying hens, I'm crazy about chickens!  I'm getting ready to teach a three week class on painting chickens and having so much fun!

There are still so many inspiration chicken photos left to paint!

My grand kids played for hours with these feathered friends.  As the hens began to lay eggs, it was an added pass time to find an egg.  Perfect answer to "screen time!"  No time for video games or Iphones!

"Fluffy T-Rex"

"Charcoal or Alfredo"

"Sunflower"

"Charcoal or Alfredo"

"Popcorn"

Cocorico!  Rooster from Monet's Garden

"Rabble Rooster"

Cocorico 2!  Another Rooster from Monet's Garden

Fluffy T-Rex

Artz Tour de France 3 Paintings

In June Steve and I took 19 people to France for the Artz Tour de France 3.  We spent two weeks in Paris - two rainy weeks.  But that did not keep us from enjoying ourselves.  Several of us were going to paint, but we all ended up eating more art than we created!

I managed to begin several paintings that are just about finished of some of my favorite scenes.

Monet's Garden

La Fermette de la Papotte - B & B owned by friends

Montmartre

Poppies from Flanders Field

The "Iron Lady"

Le Jardin du Louvre

Poppies from Flanders Fields