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>>> WE'VE
>>> WE'VE BEEN PECKING IN ON OUR NEXT GUEST AS SHE CREATES A
WATER COLOR PAINTING THROUGHOUT
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW.
THE SHOW. SHE'S COLLABORATING ON THE
UPCOMING CITY CHICKENS TV SHOW
WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
PATTY LYNN JOINS US.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT YOUR STORY IS
IT'S SYMBOLIC OF SO MANY OTHER
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO GO TO A
JOB BUT THEY HAVE A PASSION
SOMEWHERE ELSE AND AFRAID TO
MAKE THAT PASSION THEIR LIFE'S
WORK.
WORK.
WORK. YOU
WORK. YOU WERE WORKING IN A BUSINESS
BEFORE.
BEFORE.
BEFORE. >> I WAS ACTUALLY AN
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST. NO PROBLEM, I SEND MY RESUME
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. I
OUT. I HAD ONE DOOR AFTER ANOTHER
CLOSING FOR ME.
>> NOT REALIZING ANOTHER BIG
DOOR WAS OPENING.
>> THAT'S THE LIFE LESSON WHEN
YOU THINK THINGS ARE GOING
WRONG THEY MIGHT BE FORCING YOU
TO GO RIGHT.
>> YOU LOVED ART.
SO BUT NEVER REALLY THOUGHT
ABOUT IT AS A FULL TIME JOB?
>> NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
I JUST REMEMBER HEARING MY DAD
SAY YOU KNOW PEOPLE DON'T,
GROWN UPS DON'T DO THAT FOR A
LIVING.
LIVING.
LIVING. NOW HE'S MY BIGGEST FAN.
HI, DAD.
HI, DAD.
HI, DAD. >> WHAT'S COOL IS WITH YOUR
BACKGROUND IN SCIENCE YOU
OFTENTIMES INCOOPERATE GEODES
OR ROCKS.
OR ROCKS.
OR ROCKS. >> MINERALS, METALS.
I LOVE ALL THINGS EARTH.
WHICH IS WHY I LOVE TO PAINT.
IT CONNECTS ME TO PEOPLE.
>> AND CHICKENS.
YOU MET CHICKEN MIKE.
YOU WERE PAINTING CHICKENS.
CHICKENS ARE POPULAR IN ART
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. YOU HAVE COWS AND CHICKENS.
>> THESE ARE SOME OF MY WATER
COLOR SERIES.
COLOR SERIES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ACRYLIC
PAINTING TODAY.
PAINTING TODAY. THOSE ARE WATER COLORS.
THAT'S PINE CONE.
WHEN WAS THE BEGINNING OF ME
PAINTING CHICKENS.
PAINTING CHICKENS. THEIR PASSION FOR CHICKENS IS
CRAZY.
CRAZY.
CRAZY. MY
CRAZY. MY HUSBAND AND I WENT OUT TO A
CHICKEN SHOW.
CHICKEN SHOW. I REALIZED THEN.
>> LOOK AT THIS.
SHE'S A SEXY CHICKEN.
LOOK AT THOSE LEGS.
>> I CALL HER LEGS.
>> SHE'S LIKE THE ROCKETTE
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. THESE PAINTINGS WILL BE PART OF
OUR SHOW IN NO THAT MIKE AND I
ARE DOING.
ARE DOING. HISTORIC HOUSTON WATER COLORS
ALONG WITH THE CHICKENS.
>> HISTORIC HOUSTON ART SERIES.
YOU ALSO PAINT FOR LIVE
CHARITIES.
CHARITIES. LOOK, SEE, YOU DO OTHER STUFF.
>> THAT'S A WATER COLOR. I
LIVED IN FREEDMANS TOWN FOR
ABOUT TWO YEARS.
I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE
COMMUNITY BUT IT WAS CHANGING
BEFORE MY EYES.
THESE ARE THREE THE BEGINNING
OF THE HISTORIC HOUSTON SERIES.
I'LL BE DEPICTING THESE TYPES
OF SCENES THROUGHOUT THE CITY
THAT MAYBE ONE DAY YOU'LL GO
THROUGH THAT STREET AND IT
DOESN'T EXIST ANY MORE.
>> IT'S IMMORTALIZED AND STAYS
FOREVER IN A PAINTING.
YOU DO A LOT OF CHARITY EVENTS
WHERE YOU WILL PAINT LIVE
DURING AN EVENT.
IT'S LIKE THE SIDE SHOW; RIGHT?
YOU'LL LOOK AWAY AND THEN YOU
LOOK UP AND THERE YOU ARE.
I GUESS ANOTHER METAPHOR FOR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. BEGINNING AND ENDING OF
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. >> THAT'S TRUE.
THIS IS ONE OF ME PAINTING.
THIS IS TECHNICOLOR MARILYN.
I'LL PAINT THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE OF THE EVENT THEN
THEY'LL LIVE AUCTION OR SILENT
AUCTION.
AUCTION.
AUCTION. WE'VE RAISED JUST OVER
$200,000.
$200,000.
$200,000. >> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> THERE'S ONE YOUNG LADY
POPULAR IN MY HOUSE.
HER NAME IS FEATHERS.
MY SON FELL IN LOVE WITH
FEATHERS.
FEATHERS.
FEATHERS. LOOK AT THE SMILE ON HIS FACE.
THAT'S HIS GIRLFRIEND.
>> FEATHERS IS A BEAUTIFUL
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN.
CHICKEN. SO I DIDN'T REALIZE FEATHERS
NAME WAS FEATHERS UNTIL AFTER I
PRINTED LABELS.
PRINTED LABELS. SO RIGHT NOW SHE'S LABELED AS,
YOU CAN JUST FLIP IT OVER IF
YOU LIKE.
YOU LIKE.
YOU LIKE. RIGHT NOW SHE'S LABELED CITY
CHICK.
CHICK.
CHICK. >>
CHICK. >> CITY CHICK.
>> OR H TOWN CHICK.
>> OR HOT CHICK.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AKA FEATHERS FOR SURE.
>> THAT IS SO COOL.
WHEN I TOLD MY SON YOU WERE
DOING THIS HE'S LIKE PLEASE
TELL HER I SAID THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS A GIFT FOR YOUR
FAMILY FROM OURS.
>> LET ME TELL YOU WHY THIS IS
SO IMPORTANT.
SO IMPORTANT. FEATHERS WAS HIS FAVORITE
CHICKEN BUT AS WE TALKED ABOUT
EARLIER, THEY DO HAVE THEIR
ENEMIES OUT THERE.
A HAWK GOT FEATHERS AND SO FOR
MY SON.
MY SON.
MY SON. >> IT'S A MEMORIAL FEATHERS?
>> THIS IS MEMORIALIZING
FEATHERS.
FEATHERS.
FEATHERS. >> I HOPE I CAPTURED HER.
SHE LOOKS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY
ANGLE.
ANGLE.
ANGLE. I
ANGLE. I PICKED ONE I LIKED.
>> SHE'S BEAUTIFUL AND SHE'S
HERE WITH US FOREVER NOW.
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH. >> WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
MUCH.
MUCH. SO
MUCH. SO FUN.
SO FUN.
SO FUN. ADDS SUCH JOY.
YOU'RE A GREAT ARTIST WHO CAN
PAINT ANYTHING.
PAINT ANYTHING. THIS CAN ADD JOY TO YOUR CHICK
COOP.
COOP.
COOP. HANG IN YOUR HOUSE.
CHICKENS ARE POPULAR RIGHT NOW.
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