Filthy Chickens Watercolor Print

Filthy Chicken

The Simplicity of Pain, Painted in Watercolor

Filthy Chicken is not a joke, not a punchline.
It’s the weight of being let down—again.
It’s the rain on something you thought was safe.
It’s standing still while everything gets soaked.

This piece began with a poem that hurt.
A wheelbarrow left out. White chickens now stained.
It’s about how something so small—so stupid—can feel like the end of the world when you’re already hanging on by a thread. That moment when disappointment becomes unbearable not because it’s big, but because it’s yet another.

Soft watercolor hues—rose, cobalt, indigo, viridian—bleed together into a scene of quiet collapse. A lone chicken perches beside a forgotten wheel. Everything is wet. Everything has changed.

The Story Behind the Art:
I read Maggie Smith’s poem “Red” and it cut straight through me. It wasn’t just about a wheelbarrow. It was about every moment I’ve depended on someone and been left standing there. Alone. Cold. Watching something beautiful get ruined—not because of malice, but because of carelessness. That’s what Filthy Chicken is. Not rage—just ache.

Details & Features:

• Watercolor print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag for a soft, archival finish

• 100% cotton paper, acid-free and museum-grade

• Unframed, to allow you to shape its meaning in your space

For the Ones Who Feel Too Much About the Little Things
This piece is for those who’ve cried over spilled coffee, or cracked dishes, or the wrong silence at the wrong time. Not because you're dramatic—but because you know small things aren’t small at all when your heart’s already open.