Quail chicks inspiring my art: Sketches and Blue and white

Spring has almost sprung and I've thoughts of hatching chicks on the mind

This sketch in digital oil pastels and chalk.

I keep chicken and quail and often hatch new of both each Spring. These darlings I sketched last hatching season. I couldn't resist as they are such fun to play with when they are young.

They are only the size of a bumble bee when they hatch

The sketch before pastels

I've sketched my birds many times and they've ended up in my art and in design on things in various colors, of course blue and white is always one of my favorites.

A mug with a repeat pattern and text in blue.

Of course Pillows everyone seems to love pillows. I know I always find myself with an excess of them, but there always seems to be room for one more.

I actually found, the other day on one of my 'sort through out' days in the studio, that I had made this little page divider/separator that I used to use on my posts back in the Steemit days.

I'd forgot how adorable it is and maybe I'll start using it again at the ends of my posts.

And of course I've filmed my chicks hatching endless times. Just the other day I posted on my 3speak this little video of my quail and my one treasured little bantam hatching:

Animals always inspire my art
but when I'm lucky enough to have the animals in my life it makes it all the nicer. I'm getting ready to set some eggs soon in the incubator and I think I'll try some ducks this season.

I hope you find a moment in your day to indulge in your own passions and as always remember to stay creative.

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