Thursday, 24 May 2012

#243 Beyond my window: Roosters, con't . . .


Today's post is an original hand-tinted etching of one of my favorite subjects:  roosters, chickens, and domestic poultry. The image shows a Dominick Rooster chasing a hen.  My grandmother raised domestic poultry on her farm in Arkansas and she always had a "dominecker" - as she called them - rooster.  Not only did the aggressive critter chase hens but he also chased little children.  As a kid, I was terrified of the big bird and always carried a stick to herd him off if he came my way.  Today I have a Bantam Rooster, and he also chases me.


Original hand-tinted etching by Sandy Scott
Hen and Rooster 5 3/4 x 8 1/2


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