An oil painting that depicts a rooster in the shape of a lollipop.

In this piece I wished to play around with a simple euphemism.  Typically when I set out to explore a general idea or theme, I come up with several ways to convey the intended message behind the piece. This is simply a companion piece to my most recent post, Rooster Lollipop. Some other variations existed in the sketch phase ranging from a gory severed rooster head on a lollipop stick to a more illustrated/stylized silkscreen friendly version of a rooster with a lollipop jammed down its throat. Although, I feel that these may have their place somewhere in society, they were a little too much, and ultimately died during the sketch phase.

This portfolio features various stages of this project’s development. Listed below are some supplementary details.

• Final version of Rooster Lollipop Mini
• Detail of the final painting, showcasing some of the highlights and the little trapped air bubbles within the candy shell.
• Progress 1: Initial sketch and notes.
• Progress 2: Established some basic color for the background of the piece.
• Progress 3: Continued development of the background.
• Progress 4: Continued development of the background, and transferred the basic line work from the initial sketch.
• Progress 5: Reestablished a white ground plane for colors to be layered on.
• Progress 6: Reestablished  the key lines and shape.