December Chickens ~ 30 in 30 Challenge day 2

5.5x8 watercolor and ink (Uniball Vision Elite pen) and colored pencils on Strathmore Visual Journal for mixed media begun on new year's eve, hence the title.  I finished it yesterday in time to join in another of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days challenge for January.  Photo courtesy Kordelia/WetCanvas where also I posted it for the current weekend drawing event.  I had cropped the chickens in the reference to focus more on the white hen.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016/2017 Kay Smith.

Fluffy Fowl

9.5x7 mixed media on Ecosystem sketchbook done a few days ago.  Using a Uniball black Elite ink pen, I drew the chicken outline and feathers.  With watercolor I put in light tan, gold, and its red comb and beak.  Lastly I applied Montana acrylic markers to the background in light blue and orange.
Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

Eggstra-ordinary Hen

11x15 watercolor on Italia 140 lb cold press paper, Daniel Smith paints.  It has been quite a long time since painting one of my fun yet funky chickens with an attitude.  In this vignette, the hen seems to be cackling at her three eggs or at something else beyond the coop.