Friday, April 1, 2016

Traveling Chicken's Live Audience Debut

Miss Chicken enjoying the Sunrise

Miss Chicken arrived in a large box a couple of nights ago. She became quite taken with our view of Mt.Hood here in Happy Valley, OR. After our initial meet and greet, she took to the balcony at dawn to herald the morning sun.

After Miss Chicken settled in, I introduced her to my live audience. Wednesday afternoon, with the help of my viewers, we set up for our photo shoot. Miss Chicken greatly enjoyed my bow and candy paintings, and she had a difficult time deciding which subject suited her best. Eventually, she choose a bow, nestling herself deep in a vibrantly pink one, she made herself at home.

I am full time oil painter working in a tight realist style. I am a member of the International Guild of Realism, thus my work is a patient endeavor. I work from photographs of my own design, although not a true Photorealist because I often modify my painting from the original photo, I would say I fit more into the Hyperrealism style, with occasional ventures into quick studies to keep my speed up.

As for my live audience, it is just that. I have opened my studio up to live viewers on Twitch.tv/GuenevereS I live stream from 3pm - 6pm PST Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I have embraced video as part of my work incorporating the live broadcasting as well as doing time lapse video for every painting. I encourage you to stop by for a visit to see how my Traveling Chicken painting is coming along. I will continue to work on the painting today and tomorrow from 3pm - 6pm PST. If you would like to chat with me live you do have to make an account on Twitch, but you are welcome to enjoy the show with out signing in.

If you can't make it to the live stream I will post progress photos on my blog, as well as the finished time lapse video after I finish the painting.

Miss Chicken and Gang admire the view.

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

TC in Chicago USA With Angela Moulton

Available for purchase here.
I had the pleasure of receiving a package with the traveling chicken and her friends a while ago.  The package arrived on a cold and blustery day.  But arrived with the most beautiful hand-lettered paper wrapping.  It looked like calligraphy.


I felt very curious about the capsule inside. It was quite the packaging to get to the little traveling chicken. She came with some colorful friends. But I finally found her in a little organza drawstring pouch. I did not take the chicken out sightseeing or anything. I was afraid of losing her. So except for a couple snaps one evening,
I just kept her in my studio. She is off now to a new artist. Thank you for visiting me in Chicago, traveling chicken! www.prattcreekart.com

Thursday, February 11, 2016

just in time for Fastnacht day in Pennsylvania!

Ms. Chick + gang arrived at my house safely on Monday, just in time for Fastnacht day. If I didn't know better, I would have thought they had all planned it that way! Fastnacht day, if you've never heard of it, is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The word translates to "Fast Night" in English. The tradition is to eat the very best foods, which are part of the German tradition, and lots of it, before the Lenten fast. Fastnachts (pronounced fost-nokts in German) are doughnuts. They are slightly crispy on the outside and not as sweet as standard doughnuts. There were plenty to go around. And what better place for Ms. Chick to sit for a painting, than amidst the Fastnachts!
6"x6" oil on gesso board
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Kim Smith
This painting is available