Painting of the Week - William Owen
Portrait of Young Girl Feeding Chickens
Description This lovely 19th century portrait oil painting is by noted British artist William Owen. Painted circa 1810 the composition is a young girl kneeling to feed her chickens in a landscape. The young girl is wearing a white dress with red sash and is holding up her skirt which is full of corn for the chickens. She is smiling at the artist/viewer as she reaches out to drop corn. Several brown, black and grey chickens are busy pecking at the corn in front of her. In the background is a river landscape. This is a very sweet, natural portrait of a little girl enjoying herself in nature with animals. The colouring, details and brushwork are lovely and make this an excellent example of Owen's work.
Click the link below for this painting
https://www.richardtaylorfineart.com/artist/william-owen-ra/portrait-of-young-girl-feeding-chickens
We are lucky enough to have our own hens, ex commercial girls rescued via Fresh Start for Hens. We currently have 9 and these two beauties, Toffe and Rosie, are almost 3 and a half now, so they've had two years of retirement and freedom with us. So this is why we have a soft spot for paintings of chickens!