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The rooster is often (accurately) pictured in art as crowing at the break of dawn. He can often be seen sitting on fence posts or other objects, where he crows to proclaim his territory. However, when a cock looks into the sun he will crow at any time of the day - even sometimes on a bright moonlit night. He has several other calls as well, and can cluck the same as a hen.
Roosters generally tend to wail when they are
distressed or in heat. The sound made by the
cock is spelled onomatopoeically as
"cock-a-doodle-do" in
English
but otherwise in other languages, such as
in Dutch: ”KUKELEKU!”
Tell me the sound he makes in YOUR language!
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INFORMATION
I kept the background simple this time to show
off the
brushwork and the soft feathers with a rich
palette of reds and burnt sienna.
I think you agree that this rooster deserves this
bold golden frame!
It's proudly hanging in my sunroom next to the
chick and definitely is an eye catcher!
Love and Light for today and tomorrow’s
THANKGSGIVING,
OLGA
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oil on Canvas Board 8'x10' (20.3x25.4cm)
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Copyright Olga van Dijk
2007
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128 Comments
Angelina Whittaker Cook 04 Apr 2011
Like the chick and rooster pictures, the colours are so vibrant.Jeffrey Koss 30 Dec 2010
Looks GoodSharon Gonzalez 20 Dec 2010
WOW, OLGA!!!! THIS IS SPECTACULAR.dina lestari 11 Dec 2010
In Indonesia it is Kukuruyuk. Very niceeee... i love both your rooster paintings. very talentedVishwas Suryawanshi 23 Nov 2010
In Marathi it is kuku-chi -koo! nice work !Sylvia Jackovitch-Kallay 08 Jun 2010
HI OLGA, ! I LOVE THIS! IN POLISH IT IS KUKU-RI-KU! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!Wendy Law 30 Apr 2010
very beautiful work Olga - your portfolio is amazingMarlene Barrett 10 Jan 2010
Wow! Love both your rooster paintings! You have quite a talent!nadia 17 Nov 2009
wow your roosters are wonderfull tosilvana vistola 14 Oct 2009
chicchirichì in Italian. I love it!Annette Labedzki 19 Jun 2009
In Canada it is Cock-a-doodle-doRebecca Clymo 09 Mar 2009
Beautiful!John Cappello 11 Feb 2009
In spain it's KI_KITI_KII I love Rooosters beauty. they are also great martial arts fighters in a good wayMichael Duhaime 04 Oct 2008
The rooster is gorgeous!! The colors are beautiful! I agree with Diane Young, you have captured them perfectly!Diane Young 01 Oct 2008
Your chicks and roosters are very competent pieces you have captured them very well and the colours are really beautiful. We do not really use the word in England, instead we use the word "cockerel" (although I have only just found out this is only supposed to mean a young rooster!)Nikolay Semyonov 26 Jul 2008
amazing gallery of roosters. in Russian he says KOOKAREKOOOOO! similar to Dutch.Cara Bevan 18 Jun 2008
Beautiful! I love your hen, we have white hens just like that! The classic appearance of your rooster is just as enchanting. Great job! You should paint more lovely birds like these! Cara BevanBarbara Keith 17 Jun 2008
Very stately looking rooster.. well done.. and thanks for stopping byJames Mann 14 Jun 2008
I like both of these birds. I've had a few roosters... presently just hens though... they all have very distinct personalities... great work.Ron Axelson 23 May 2008
I know a lady friend who loves roosters I will send your art to her. Great oil work....Julia Scorupsky 10 Apr 2008
This one is exclusive! So well done and so funny (human) at the same time!Hiromi Green 03 Apr 2008
Wonderful subject, dear Olga! This is very beautiful oil painting!Johnnie Jumper III 20 Mar 2008
Awesome roosters Olga!Debbie Mathews 13 Mar 2008
One of my favorites! I have a collection of chicken/rooster items.Shakeh Sarookhanian 02 Mar 2008
Lovely ,beautiful works ,I wish the best for your family!pamela jones 14 Feb 2008
lovely work olgaTudor Ted 13 Feb 2008
Very fine details, looks like a photo !!!George Woodward 06 Feb 2008
i like the color used on this pic.Amanda Lightsey 06 Feb 2008
Olga, I love your rooster! The colors are just great! He reminds me of my own rooster.AVE HURLEY 06 Feb 2008
Excellent renditions~ classic expressions but with real character!Done very true to life.Excellent sense of lighting and well balanced colors.I especially like how well you did the eyes on obht and the expressions you captured in their faces. No easy painting animals,let alone birds with character and quality!Good job~Greg Joens 30 Jan 2008
Ive always been fascinated by chickens... they have a certain beauty that makes them a great subject. Nice work! PS... thank you for your comments on peace. It was kind of you to take the time to write!Cathy Howell 14 Jan 2008
Olga, I love chickens, and your paintings are beautiful!!Valeka Vale 09 Jan 2008
Great colors!Sylvester Marshall 01 Jan 2008
Awesome work! For some reason, that rooster looks like an army general from the 18th Century! lolMartha Cable 18 Dec 2007
I love this rooster very kool colors......Peter Rivron 05 Dec 2007
Very beautifully painted the detail and colour is fantastic Olga.craig moline 03 Dec 2007
Wonderful! I love the detail and colors!Valentina Gatewood 01 Dec 2007
They both look even better together. Wonderful paintings, Olga.Natalie G 01 Dec 2007
Fantastic, fine work, Olga! Wonderful details.Anonymous Guest 01 Dec 2007
Amazing workSigridur Bachmann 30 Nov 2007
Very good work amazing colors and all the detail and so is he so respectable. in Iceland they say gugg u la gu.Sigridur Bachmann 30 Nov 2007
Very good work amazing colors and all the detail and so is he so respectable. in Iceland they say gugg u la gu.Cathy Jones 30 Nov 2007
Love your Rooser Olga! His colors are gorgeous, and I love the expression on the chick!Mirek Antoniewicz 30 Nov 2007
Hi:) beautiful, in polish is ku-ku-ry-kuTabitha Borges 30 Nov 2007
so wonderful the colors and I like how the chick have a roosterBetty Mercey 30 Nov 2007
Wonderfull work Olga. Prachtig geschilderd, de kleuren springen van het doek.Anonymous Guest 29 Nov 2007
Olga, I love these, they are so proud and regal, my Dad has me painting his favourite rooster which is white with a huge red crest. Its not my usual thing to paint roosters but I am actually having fun with it, who would have though. These ones I found very inspiring. Excellent paintings and style! sorry im not logged in at the moment - Susan Rodio.Aqua1955 29 Nov 2007
Amazing beauties!!epsylon lyrae 29 Nov 2007
I LOVE these portraits, they are so lively!! :)Denise Situ 29 Nov 2007
Beautiful! I love the color of this painting and the detail on the fur.Nancy Aldrich 29 Nov 2007
Very nice painting, you did a wonderful job on him!joe valcourt 29 Nov 2007
lovely detailed paintings--great subjects you have so well presented here.Analua 29 Nov 2007
This is so marvelous!!!!!!!magenta white 27 Nov 2007
Just awesome. Splendid. Love this piece...Booker T. Williams, Jr. 27 Nov 2007
Absolutely INCREDIBLE ! ! ! ! !Renata Cavanaugh 27 Nov 2007
Awesome work OlgaRobert Kanitsch 26 Nov 2007
Love both paintings. The one looks great with the busier background, but the reddish brown compliments the other one.Francis Rivera 26 Nov 2007
Very beautiful oil painting! I love the mixtures of colors! ^_^Charles Oliver 25 Nov 2007
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo! Great work of a very handsome bird Olga.Tahnja Wolter 24 Nov 2007
excellent my friend. Gorgeous colours as alwaysRobin Brown 24 Nov 2007
Classical subject with a completely fresh modern approach. Perfection Olga & worthy of a place in any world class gallery. XXPamela Davidson 24 Nov 2007
Again, I just love these. My father -in- law and I have a joke going between us. He calls every morning but instead of saying hello, he says.. Errrrrrrrrrrrrr Rrrrrrrrrrrr Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Rooooooooooooooo which he believes sounds like a rooster crowing, to me it sounds like a old car trying to start up.. LOL I give him funny roosters as my joke back to him.Hanna Stawska 24 Nov 2007
Very beautiful and well done:-)Fiona Hooper 24 Nov 2007
An excellent painting, and it looks so good next to the Chick!Heidi Fischer 23 Nov 2007
What a proud Rooster :-) . Wonderful colors. Just great.Akber Moeen 23 Nov 2007
your technique of oil is very impressive, i like the way you apply colorsSusan Chasteen 23 Nov 2007
nice work Olgawalt larsen 23 Nov 2007
beautiful chickensHui Zhu 22 Nov 2007
adorable!!!very nice painting !!! ^^Vicky Mycock 22 Nov 2007
Happy thanks giving, Love these there so atmospheric, and smooth, I love the way the Rooster stands very proud of the background, great toning.Elf Evans 22 Nov 2007
Fine work Olga!Brigitte Hintner 22 Nov 2007
Hi dear Olga .....love the bold colours ...the GOCKEL is beautiful !!! Liebe Grüße ...and keep doing your thing !!!:-)Hassan Pasha 22 Nov 2007
this is a FABULOUS ROOSTER mama van Dijk .. before i forget HAPPY THANKSGIVING to You and your beautiful family .. the rooster family also seems to complete .. HE is BEAUTIFUL .. GREAT job DONEJean M. Laffitau 22 Nov 2007
WOWOWOW!!! Just....WOWOWOW!Joanna Jungjohann 22 Nov 2007
beautiful paintings olgajamie winter 22 Nov 2007
Olga these are great!!!!!!!KC CHANG 22 Nov 2007
GREAT WORK!William Boyer 22 Nov 2007
great job, keep them comming.Loni Saucier 22 Nov 2007
this painting is so smooth and soft looking ,excellent work amazing color again !!!! i have alot of respect for those that can work with oils !!! i have such a hard time with them :)marisa reilly 22 Nov 2007
I love your roosters! I'm glad you did another one,, they're beautiful!Roberta Ponte 22 Nov 2007
great art work, love the detailsbert cortes 22 Nov 2007
Gorgeous oil paintings, Olga.Charles Uriarte 22 Nov 2007
Way cool, wish i could paint IRL i suck lolJennifer Collinson 22 Nov 2007
wow these are fantastic!helen tyralik 22 Nov 2007
lovely workNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 21 Nov 2007
FANTASTIC!!!!Ron DeMore 21 Nov 2007
Nice Kukeleku OlgaVisionary Imagist 21 Nov 2007
Olga: You have definitely captured the splendid colors of this bird. A great looking oil painting. Well done. Another fine addition to your artwork.ANTAN TUTRA 21 Nov 2007
wow!!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 21 Nov 2007
GORGEOUS work of Fine Art,Olga!!!Fantastic brushwork and a most stunning array of rich gorgeous colors in Your palette!!!STUNNING Paintings so Beautifully Framed!!!FANTASTIC!!!:)Karen Cash 21 Nov 2007
very nice Olga!Michael Cornett 21 Nov 2007
this is excellent! very well done!Jessica Courtley-Rose 21 Nov 2007
Fantastic vibrant colors...that's some talent!Seth Weaver 21 Nov 2007
Beautiful rooster Olga. A beauty of a work.Betsy Foster 21 Nov 2007
beautiful birds !!!Karina Ishkhanova 21 Nov 2007
Great work - I like his posture - so noble! In Russian he sounds as "Ku-Ka-Re-Ku" which is very close to Dutch! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!Janet Gioffre Harrington 21 Nov 2007
Olga~ you're absolutely right about the background. The rooster's feathers~ especially the long golden ones around his neck are highlithted beautifully and the look in his eye says " don't CLUCK with ME!!" :o) Great artwork!Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 21 Nov 2007
Well that's because he's a macho cock Frank!!! Wonderful paintings Olga. I was born in the Chinese year of the Rooster (so is Frank I think!) so they make lovely mascots. Brilliant work!Bev Chudey 21 Nov 2007
wonderful paintings Olga!Frank Maguire 21 Nov 2007
Very nice Olga, but that cock on the right looks as though he has hair on his chest rather than feathers. the colours are lovely though.John Sweeney 21 Nov 2007
He looks so... noble! Great work!Cathy Holford 21 Nov 2007
This is so beautiful!Heli Aarniranta 21 Nov 2007
So real!Love the colors. In finnish it's .KUKKULUURUU! Nice work.You are so talented. Heli thank you so much for the wonderful wellcome here. I love it here.Maria Murphy 21 Nov 2007
BEAUTIFUL ART!!!!!!!!!!mel taylor 21 Nov 2007
Totally beautiful work, Olga! melRobin Foss 21 Nov 2007
Very well done.Cree Hovsepian 21 Nov 2007
Look great together. Wouldn't want to tangle with these guys? Colors are wonderful!Anneke Hut 21 Nov 2007
They look so good together! I can imagine that people are excited to see them in real! The colours are great!Olga Dmytrenko 21 Nov 2007
In Russian, its "kukareku":), Olga. Wonderful painting!BILL NAGY 21 Nov 2007
Olga, Very nice work. Congradulations. BILL NAGYBarry Huyett 21 Nov 2007
very beautiful........great painting and info!!!Nira Dabush 21 Nov 2007
Awesome portrait,dear Olga..Gorgeous colours..JUST WONDERFUL.Jerie kunitsky 21 Nov 2007
Wow....really wonderful work.annette steens 21 Nov 2007
wat een trotse haan! Mooi werk Olga! What a proud rooster! Looks like the ancient type we can see on paintings of the middle ages here in Europe.Patty Day 21 Nov 2007
Beautiful work, Olga!!!Love it!Anne Vis 21 Nov 2007
Great portrait, Olga!Vladislav Runov 21 Nov 2007
Dear Olga!Very live and natural image!Congratulations with beautiful work!Linda Bertiaux 21 Nov 2007
This is very well done. Great job!!Izabella Pavlushko 21 Nov 2007
just awesome portrait, Olga, well done !!!José Fortunato 21 Nov 2007
Simply beautiful !!!!!!!!! The colors are wonderful, Olga. BravoPeggy Garr 21 Nov 2007
Wonderful! Beautiful colors!!Armando Salas 21 Nov 2007
Amazing art as all you does, Olga. Thank you very much for your kind e-mail; I truly appreciate it. Best of luck and success to you as well. By the way, the sound maken by Spanish cocks is "KI-KI-RI-KIIIIII...!!!" :-)Joke Schotting 21 Nov 2007
AWESOMW WORK MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Cathy Savels 21 Nov 2007
Lovely cockerel.Chris Roukema 21 Nov 2007
Awesome Work, Olga!Lili Segal 21 Nov 2007
Wonderful artwork, Olga! (as always...) Your texts are always so enriching! In Hebrew the sound make by the cock is "KOO-KOO-RI-KOO". Happy Thanksgiving to you and to all your loved ones!Federica Bentivoglio 21 Nov 2007
Wonderful oil work and interesting information!!mahesh konsam 21 Nov 2007
Very beautiful painting, Olga !!