Roosters in a Garden

I started to take up painting again. I used to paint with oil when I was little. But now I am not very patient and need to be a little mobile with my life, so I am only able to work with acrylics and pastel.

This painting here has taken a while to complete, largely due to its size (100cm x 140cm), but also because it has an original painting, and everytime I refer back to it, I lose confidence.

I however, wanted to post this painting today, because I was really happy with how the roosters came out. I never thought of adding them in, but the black really sharpened the painting, and the roosters just look a little evil but very comical!


The original painting is by Gustav Klimt and called Garden Path with Hens. I wanted to recreate this particular piece, because the real original does not exist anymore. It was destroyed by fire during WWII.

I made half the painting very fall looking and half spring like. Klimt's original painting is very green, and looks gorgeous with hanging leaves and flowers that look like jewelery.