I BOUGHT A CERAMIC ROOSTER YEARS AGO THAT I KEEP IN MY KITCHEN....IT HAS A WONDERFUL EXPRESSION AND I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE WAY THE FEATHERS WERE SCULPTED. THERE IS SOMETHING SO GRAPHICALLY BEAUTIFULL ABOUT IT'S PROUD BREAST AND COLORFUL COMB BUT MOST OF ALL I LOVE THE WAY IT SEEMS TO MAKE EVERY PAINTING I USE IT IN COME TO LIFE....PAINTING MOSTLY STILL LIFE, IT'S HARD TO FIND OBJECTS THAT DO MORE THAN JUST ALLUDE TO LIVING BEINGS....BY INCORPORATING "ROBBIE" (MY NAME FOR HIM) INTO A STILL LIFE, I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON HIM TO STEAL THE SHOW, AS IN REAL LIFE, ROOSTERS TEND TO DO....I ESPECIALLY LIKE THIS PAINTING, BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE LIGHT MAKES HIM GLOW...IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY PLEASURE TO PAINT HIM, HE NEVER FAILS TO MAKE ME SMILE.