Black Chicken II

Malca Schotten

Oil Pastel on Paper

Black Chicken II is a pastel drawing by Malca Schotten. A dynamically depicted black feathered chicken struts. Its scarlet wattle and comb giving a vibrant pop of colour. Malca’s organic drawings are fluid and beautifully capture their subject matter. The expressive mark-making is immersive, giving life and movement to the drawings.

Malca’s work is inspired by her love of drawing. When speaking about her work she describes it as “carefully crafted yet raw and expressive, emerging from a primal response to the subject, using my visual and emotional memory to develop the work”.