Painting Chickens

Inspired by Aunt Bernice's exotic chickens, I've been experimenting with paintings for my friend's upcoming craft fair (called Art on the Farm). This is my favourite painting so far. This one is not for sale. It's called "Mother Hen". You can see on the left, my sketch on the canvas, and also the first layer of white paint. The finished product is quite raw, but I like seeing all the texture and colour of the underpaint.