tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80307005019678333122023-11-24T23:14:17.043-08:00The Traveling ChickenPandalanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266537251984731001noreply@blogger.comBlogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-67899046225133876302019-03-27T15:10:00.000-07:002019-03-29T17:58:32.338-07:00Lost and Found<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hanging out on our Vermont woodpile. It’s almost spring.</div>
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The Traveling Chicken and friends have arrived in Vermont. I didn't find the Mamma chick for a few days, I think she was hiding in the package to stay warm.<br />
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The gang has been off the road since September and the authorities decided it was time to check their passports and immigration papers. All is good and they will move on to the next location — across the street to my cousin!<br />
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To see more of my pastels, check out my website <b><a href="https://cristinekossow.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">HERE</span></a></b> and my blog <b><a href="http://cristinekossow.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;">HERE</span></a></b></div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-31365191312419328802019-03-02T19:25:00.003-08:002019-03-02T19:25:47.476-08:00Let The New Journey Begin!If you have been a part of the Journey before and want another visit, or if you have not signed up because the list was soooo long in the past; now is your chance to add to journey!<br /><br />There has been interest in getting this going again, and I know TC (Traveling Chicken) or Ms Chick as some of you like to call her; and her friends are getting cabin fever and would love to take to the road again.<br />
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TC and SeniorAzul had a great walk to Beddis Beach where they enjoyed the sun, waves and sand.<br />
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The next morning TC was awake enough to go to the beach again for a portrait in the early morning light before the sun was up!</div>
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At Christina Lake TC & Co. stayed at Cascade Cottage on the first tee of the golf course. They enjoyed the beaches at Christina Lake had hoped to go floating on the Kettle River, but smoke from the many fires in the province came along which made being outside too uncomfortable.<br />
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When we returned to Victoria, Senor Azul and The Gang finally came over to my house to meet Grandma
Duck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grandma Duck has been around for a
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You can see more of
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<br /><br />As I mentioned before I had to go on a plein-air trip into the interior of British Columbia and I knew TC and Gang would enjoy a road trip as they usually travel by air and in confined spaces (a box!). This time they enjoyed seeing the Canadian landscape and of course got to pose for some of my fellow painters. When we came back from the trip, I was looking at all the paintings I had done during the trip and they were helping me figure out which ones needed some adjustments. Now that I took the photo of the painting and look at it again, it looks as if the clouds are coming out of Señor Gallo's mouth! We know now who had the most to say! I will be forever grateful TC and Gang for your help!! Till the next time!<br />
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Well, it was a happy reunion when Tc and gang arrived back in Victoria, BC! They <a href="http://travel-chicken.blogspot.com/search?q=Marcela+Strasdas" target="_blank">had visited a few years ago</a> and we had had a blast in my studio reading books and chatting about travel. My name is <a href="https://www.marcelastrasdas.com/" target="_blank">Marcela Strasdas</a>, I love to paint local scenes, our gorgeous BC coastline and the many flowers and gardens we have in this city. My medium is primarily oil at present. My special guests came to Victoria at at the tail end of cherry blossom season and as I had painted a few of them, they really enjoyed parading around in front of my paintings. They said they felt like they were walking around the neighbourhood! <br />
At the time, I was doing a one-month-long artist residency at the Coast Hotel in downtown Victoria so I brought them with me with the idea of painting them while there but unfortunately, I never got to it. They did enjoy meeting people from all over the world and pose for photos in front of my paintings! <br />
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They were surprised to see I had moved and didn't live next to <a href="http://travel-chicken.blogspot.com/2015/03/tired-but-posing-for-some-sketches.html" target="_blank">the beautiful forest they had seen before behind my house</a> so of course, they explored the house and the yard and told me all about their travels in the last couple of years. Wow, these chicks get around!! <br />
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As if they didn't travel enough I took them with me to a Plein-Air Paint out in the interior of BC which I will share int he next post! Thanks for reading!!<br />
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That is why Senor Azul has become Senora Rosa just for this post, along with the requisite melting clock, waxy mustache, spindly legs and funky clouds. I even put in a self portrait in Dali style, can you see it? </div>
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While the Dali statue never came to be, there was one conceptual sketch made.</div>
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"according to a Richmond News Leader article, “Dalí sees (Captain Sally) as a kind of modern St. George and the dragon. The facial likeness would be as near as possible to Captain Sally, but the form of the actual body would depend on whether she wore a uniform or not...Probably the dragon will be an enlarged microbe of some kind, not the standard dragon of medieval times.” The entire structure would sit atop a 20-foot model of Dali’s pinky finger."</div>
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" How about Captain Sally drooling over a branch with one eye supported by a crutch and all in shiny aluminum with a red neon heart that really beats? Let’s tie a bow on Traveler’s tail and hold a happening in Capitol Square.”</div>
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So needless to say this statue never made it off the drawing board. But the chicks visit here, gave me a great opportunity to imagine and then paint...which is really what it is all about, righ<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">t?</span><br />
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I doubt Senor Azul has an ounce of Irish DNA but it was St.
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After 4 years, since I last saw her, she looks great!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-1192717661501310022018-02-04T19:36:00.000-08:002018-02-05T18:46:13.762-08:00The Traveling Chicken and Her Peeps Come to Mankato, MN<div style="text-align: left;">
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It's a good thing I glanced down! There was the tiny Traveling Chicken
and her dear companions, Senor Azul and Hen right on my doorstep, shivering in the cold! "
Come in, come in! It's freezing out there!" They were more than happy to
escape the dangerous wind chills we've been having here in "Minne<b><i>snow</i></b>ta"
and come inside to warm up. After they had settled in, we got
acquainted over a beverage or two and learned that we had many things in
common, including our enjoyment of art communities where we can all
learn and grow together. I mentioned that I had been an art teacher and
this seemed to get TC very excited! She confided that, had she not
chosen to be a world famous, globe-trotting artist's model, she would
have liked to have been a teacher as well. TC loves to be around
artists, both young and old, and loves to encourage others to find their
creative spirit. That got me thinking. "Hey!", I said, "would you like
to join me tomorrow when I go to my figure drawing group at the Art
Center in St.Peter?" "You bet we would!", they all said in unison. The
next day we went to the little town where our feathered friends posed
and the artists drew them. Here you can see Senor Azul posing with
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After our fun time there, we decided we would like to work with some
younger artists too. Rosa Parks Elementary School kindly opened their
doors to us and art teacher, Amy Muehlenhardt, invited us into her
classroom. Her students were delighted to meet the famous travelers and
enjoyed creating art about them in a variety of ways. So many great
ideas came from these original thinkers! Some kids wanted to sketch,
others painted, some used oil pastels or chalk pastels. Many students
came up with stories that would have made great books or movies. It was a
very exciting time, over-flowing with creative energy! Here is just a
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After visiting and sharing with so many artists, it
was now our turn for art-making. We couldn't wait! Back in my home
studio, TC struck a pose while the rest of us took some inspiration from
our visits with the local art communities and created our own art
works. Lucky me! I was standing far enough back that I was able to
capture the whole flock! We had such a lovely time together, that I will
be sad to see them go. But, alas, it is time for the little art ambassadors to pack up and
move on to their next destination. They told me that, even though
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so many warm hearted artists and will always remember their visit to the
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Senor Azul was thrilled when he heard he would be visiting Cindy Gillett's studio in Idaho during January. It was a perfect time to explore Boise's local ski resort Bogus Basin. </div>
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He tried to convince TC and Hen that his idea was the best...but they were more interested in picking out the soft pastel colors to be used for their portraits. They were secretly hoping they'd spend their time sitting by a warm and cozy fireplace sipping hot cocoa instead.</div>
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Being kind hearted, TC and Hen gave in. In fact, Hen thought she might try out snowboarding while TC and Senor Azul stuck to traditional downhill skis. </div>
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Senor Azul was so excited on the chairlift he crowed all the way to the top of the mountain. While TC was somewhat amused, Hen was simply petrified and kept peering over the edge of the chairlift, sure her little chicks would meet an untimely demise. </div>
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First I did some fun set up. They were thrilled with the little easel and Senor Azul marched right over in front of the canvas to create his shadow and said "paint me, paint me!"</div>
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I remembered a cartoon I saw when I was a kid "Swooner Crooner" by Looney Tunes...</div>
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<br />Pandalanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266537251984731001noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-27655576084444554972018-01-02T11:31:00.001-08:002018-01-02T11:31:31.015-08:00Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!The Holidays are a busy time for everyone; including The Traveling Chicken. The gang decided they wanted to spend the Holidays resting a bit.<div>
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Pandalanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266537251984731001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-71089220185960958572017-11-13T19:56:00.002-08:002017-11-13T19:59:28.814-08:00AM I SEEING DOUBLE???WHAT'S THIS?<br />
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Well, TC has decided to retire. She is just a bit too fragile now; and the hairline crack is a bit too deep for travel. So, for a while her twin sister has traveled all the way from Azra in the UK to step in and take her place for a bit.<br />
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Thank you Azra!!! (((hugs)))Pandalanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266537251984731001noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-61178590309706337902017-10-27T14:58:00.001-07:002017-10-27T19:11:07.356-07:00The Chickens Visit Christina Wegman in Huntsville, AL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I read about this project, I immediately knew that I wanted to host TC myself one day. What could be more fun than having Senor Azule and his chicken pals come to visit Huntsville, AL (aka "The Rocket City") for a few weeks to get a portrait done? Soon after my own return to the States from a summer in Germany, he arrived at our door with hen and chicks. He greatly enjoyed visiting my home in one of our lovely Historic Districts and my art studio in Downtown Huntsville. We talked about our travels-- we both like to visit new places and he is quite a charismatic guest. He wanted to be painted larger than life, so I chose to do a 16X20 canvas in water-based oils with a lot of bright colors that would compliment his beautiful feathers. Since I used to work in a purely abstract Expressionistic style before developing more traditional styles for the formal portraits, city scenes, and house paintings that I am often commissioned to do, Senor Azule seemed to like the idea of me paying homage to my roots in his portrait with an abstract background.<br />
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Bacon and Eggs</div>
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Oil on Board</div>
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by artist Jan Avery</div>
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Jan says:</div>
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"She's been a delightful guest - never complaining about anything. And, Lil' Piggy sure enjoyed her company and visit"</div>
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Even though TC will be retiring soon; I hear her twin sister may come to have a go at a bit of traveling and is on her way to the states. TC and Senor Azule also have a bit of a surprise to share.</div>
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Pandalanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17266537251984731001noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-25636539693027215842017-08-29T20:15:00.000-07:002017-08-29T20:15:43.625-07:00Fearless<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I sat down with TC last night and we had a long talk. She said she considered retiring and that she knows she is becoming a bit fragile. But in her heart, she needed to continue to visit artists. She just LOVES having her portrait done! I told her I feared her breaking but she told me it was ok, that even if that did happen, she would live on as a celebrity. I realized then she was right. But I told her if ever she decided to retire, that my door was always open!<br />
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This morning when I was at the bus stop waiting I noticed someone had left an inspirational rock. It was placed there by an anonymous person with a message to spread. When I saw it, I smiled, and I thought about my conversation with TC. Her photo here with the rock really explains this little chick, I think.<br />
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I packaged the crew up, in bubble wrap, and placed them in their traveling box. Off to the post office today, and they are on their way to the next artist.<br />
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I did promise TC I would finish her portrait in the Coleus plant. When it's done I will post it.<br />
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Hmmmm, so I walk into my studio this evening & I find TC and Señor reading the AARP bulletin. I think there's something going on here.........<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-506595527840963952017-08-09T19:36:00.000-07:002017-08-09T19:39:33.315-07:00A visit with an old friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today, August of 2017 - 5 years later and after many, many artists have been visited, TC has once again arrived at my doorstep. Along with Señor Gato & momma hen and chicks! They were so happy to pop out of their travel container & stretch! Straight out onto the lawn they went & under the Hydrangea bush of my neighbor! Oh boy, I had to quick head over to gather them up!<br />
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Next they found their way into my flower boxes. Oh how TC loves flowers, the brighter the color the better! I love to plant in containers and have quite a few scattered around. I think both Señor Azul and TC must have inspected every single one!<br />
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One of TC's favorite is my Coleus plant - she just loved all the colors in the leaves.<br />
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Senor Azul was fond of the salmon color impatients.<br />
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Suddenly momma hen started clucking rather loudly & Señor Azul & TC quickly ran to her side to see what was wrong. "Nothing wrong" she clucked, "I've made a couple of new friends here, the Turtle twins!<br />
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The chatter rose quickly as they introduced themselves to each other. And there was much ado about flowers, and plants, and gardening. After a bit, the chicks joined me indoors. It was then that TC asked if I would paint her again, only different than the last time, this time she wanted something special. I asked why special, she only clucked and smiled at me. "Ok, ok, keep your little secret -- for now," I said.<br />
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"All in due time" TC replied, then scampered off to talk with my parakeet "Blue."<br />
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be a delightful idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stuart, who can be
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">The visit started off well enough, but quickly took a turn of the worse.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A big orange cat took notice of Stuart’s
tale, and mistaking it for a rope toy, sprung forward to attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As this happened, the cat noticed the rest
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frozen, not even daring to breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
prayed the big orange cat would lose interest soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As time passed, it seemed evident that this was not the case. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">“You’re alive?!!? I thought you were inanimate cat toys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh dear, oh dear! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t even want to think about what could
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">TC, Senor Azul, Red the Squirrel, and Stuart stood there in silence –
taking in what the cat had just said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TC
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friendly cats here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come, sit,
visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tell me all about yourselves.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And with that, TC, Señor Azul, Red the
Squirrel, and Stuart sat down and had a lovely chat with the orange cat (who's name turned out to be Stanley).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>TC and Señor Azul recounted many of their
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-64716632394844419672017-06-29T15:09:00.000-07:002017-06-29T15:14:10.248-07:00TC & Senor Azul have arrived in Ontario<br />
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London Baby!! And by London, I mean London, Ontario (Canada) </h2>
After a long journey across Canada, TC and Señor Azul arrived late last night. While a bit tired, they were in good spirits. <br />
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Who is TC & Señor Azul? Who am I? Why did I want them to come visit me?</h3>
Just in case you don't know, TC (a.k.a Ms. Hen) and Señor Azul are a ceramic Hen and Rooster duo who are on a mission to spread artistic joy around the world. They travel from artist to artist in order to have their portrait painted and also to meet great new friends. It is such an amazing and unique project that has large community. <a href="http://travel-chicken.blogspot.ca/p/all-about.html" target="_blank">Click here to the history of the Travelling Chicken. </a><br />
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Most of you also may not know me - my name is Kathy MacKay and I am a Canadian artist that lives in <a href="https://www.london.ca/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">London Ontario</a>. You can learn more about me by clicking <a href="http://www.kathymackay.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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One reason I was so excited to be part of the travelling chicken project was so my own Art Mascot, Stuart, could finally meet the famous TC and Señor Azul. Stuart, a travelling elephant mouse, follows the Travelling Chicken Blog religiously (he gets his tail in a real knot if he misses a post!). If you want to learn a bit more about Stuart, you can either read my <a href="http://www.kathymackay.com/blog/kathy-mackay-fine-art-has-a-new-mascot" target="_blank">blog post</a> about him or check out his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/elephantmouseadventures/?ref=bookmarks" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. '<br />
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Now that introductions are out of the way, let the latest leg of the journey begin...</h3>
After a good night rest, and in true rooster & chicken fashion, TC and Señor Azul were up this morning at the crack of dawn! They started the day with a delicious breakfast. Fuelled up and ready to go, our first stop was <a href="http://thamesriver.on.ca/parks-recreation-natural-areas/londons-esas/westminster-pondspond-mills-conservation-area/" target="_blank">Westminster Ponds</a>, a nice conservation area in the city. <br />
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Next, Ms. Hen and Señor Azul FINALLY met up with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/elephantmouseadventures/?ref=bookmarks" target="_blank">Stuart</a> (and a few of Stuart's friends!). While he was so excited to meet them, Stu was definitely star struck upon first encounter (can you say tongue tied? I've never seen the little guy so quiet). But TC and Señor Azul were so friendly and so down to down to earth, that Stuart quickly got over his initial fright. They spent a fun day visiting and even viewed some fantastic art.<br />
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Here are the photos we took last night and today. Hope you enjoy. We will be sharing more photos as their journey continues!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TC & Senor Azul upon arrival. They report a good trip. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As TC and Senor Azul well know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TC and Senor Azul wanted to go for a little dip at Westminster Ponds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ms. Hen sat for a little study for me - to help prepare for her more finished portrait. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging out on my car!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TC, Stuart, and Senor Azul checking out my art collection (an <a href="http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/elena-katsyura-2136" target="_blank">Elena Katsyura</a> & a <a href="http://www.carolmarine.com/" target="_blank">Carol Marine</a> - both original!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right: Red the Squirrel, Stuart, Dr. Duck, Señor Azul, and TC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seriously? they needed a mid-day nap? I can understand why Stuart was so tired - he didn't sleep at all last night because he was excited to meet his favourite travel bloggers. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuart, TC, Senor Azul, and Red - posing for a photo. </td></tr>
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CHICKEN AND CHAMPAGNE<br />
5" x 7" Slim wrap canvas<br />
Professional Acrylic and Champagne Sparkles<br />
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The Okanagan has been growing grapes for over 40 years, but in the past five, wineries have been popping up around every corner. Its not just the tourists that love our wine, us locals frequent the many bistros and patios during summer. Many offer free entertainment and even picnic ares for the family. The largest winery restaurants even stay open year round.<br />
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Ms. Chicken lured Azule away from his Ogopogo hunting expedition for a pleasant day vinyard hopping. Azul had heard about our champagne method wines and wanted to take some bottles home for his friends. We sat on a terrace with our wine to enjoy the view. TC found the sparkly bubbles quite fascinating and before I could stop her, she had hopped into my champagne bowl. She said it was quite exhilarating, a cross between a jacuzzi and a polar bear swim.<br />
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I tried and tried to get a good image of this painting:There it was sparkling in the sun with the deep impasto creating dimensional shadows, but every photo came out dull. This is definately not a dull painting, during the day it sparkles and at night it glows. You will have to use your imagination.<br />
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Sad to say the traveling companions will be leaving the Okanagan for their next adventure. They will take with them some wonderful memories and many souvenir postcards of their visit.<br />
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A fond farewell TC and Azule.<br />
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Limited Edition iPad Drawing 6" x 8" Canvas Print - TC ON OKANAGAN LAKE<br />
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Limited Edition iPad Drawing 6" x 8" Canvas Print - CHERRY PECKING CHICKEN<br />
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Limited Edition iPad Drawing 6" x 8" Canvas Print - ABSTRACT CHICKEN I <br />
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Limited Edition iPad Drawing 6" x 8" Canvas Print - ABSTRACT CHICKEN II
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Limited Edition iPad Drawing 6" x 8" Canvas Print - ABSTRACT CHICKEN III
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Links for Sea Dean
http://www.paintamasterpiece.blogspot.com
http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/sea-dean-2797
http://instagram.com/blueskyredearthUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8030700501967833312.post-5040450450461716352017-06-15T23:30:00.000-07:002017-06-17T21:40:17.835-07:00Abstract Chicken - Sea Dean Visit part IIIThe Travelling Chicken and I have been thoroughly enjoying our weekend.
Snr Azul headed out early with his camera to capture ogopogos image and get the reward. I don't rate his chances highly as people have been trying to get a shot of our illusive monster since photography was invented. Nevertheless Azuls obsession left us girls to enjoy some alone time.<br />
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First TC helped me with my spring cleaning and then I showed her how I create abstracts on my iPad. She begged to be included in one and although I pointed out that including her portrait turns the work from digital abstract into digital collage, she still kept calling them abstracts.
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iPad Abstract I
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As these Limited Editions are exclusive to Travelling Chicken fans, please contact me <a href="mailto:blueskyredearth@live.ca" target="_blank">here,</a> or via this blog to purchase. Don't delay though, because there are only 10 of each print.<br />
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