Demi d'ouverture. French for Fly Half. A half, demi, is also a glass of beer.

Le coque sportif. In French, a boiled egg is an 'oeuf à la coque'.

A Gascon in Paris. Forget the black dress, she has a black chicken!

Avian flu is called 'grippe aviaire' in French. But a few too many drinks and it could become 'grippe à bière' !

Mamie has found a way to make the most of her chickens' talent at scratching up the soil. It uses less fuel too!

These chickens have a cunning plan to get to the kitchen garden unseen.

So, ‘Volaille’ means ‘fowl’, ‘vol’ means ‘fly’, ‘ail’ is French for garlic. So ‘Vol’ail  ! Easy, eh?

A variation on the well-known recipe, this cockerel is being spoilt. The duck at the window is quite jealous!

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

"All that Jazz" is a well-known standard, but when we're at Jazz in Marciac, we are surrounded by "All that Gers"...

A new use for a confit pot ...

There is some fowl play going on here ... 

The French have a charming name for potholes. They call them chicken nests (nids de poule). This local expertly slaloms his way among them.

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. 

The Poulet Basquaise is a traditional dish from the Basque country. Proud, rich, and tender. Available as art prints in formats A4, A3 and A2. A4 and A3 prints can also be ordered with mounts. If you'd like the Poulet Basquaise on a large-format canvas, please email us for details.

Farm animals gather around the pram in wonder at the new addition to the family. Available as an A4, A3 and A2 print, as well as greeting card.

You don't want to mess with this cockerel.

The scrum half doesn't know which ball to choose... A4, A3 and A2 prints.

Mamie has been watching too much rugby. 

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. Available as greeting card as well as on large-format canvas. 

Battery chickens, or, Poules de batterie. In French, a batterie is also a drum, drumkit, or percussion.

Nothing is better than a communal preen. Followed by a dustbath and a snooze in the shade.

Someone left the gate to the chicken run open again.

To proof its provenance, the Gascon Noir chicken is sold with much of its black feathers attached and is dressed in blue with a waxed mediallion and is a very fashionable bird in Paris

'Chair de poule' is the French equivalent of goose bumps. Playing on the word chair/chaise, this one is not happy about being plucked and now someone has already taken her place.

This cock is not likely to pull a muscle as he takes a beer and fag while watching his horse come in at the Cafe des Sports.

Peace reigns at last down at the farm.

Ever tried putting with an egg? No matter how flat the greens are, this is going to be a very long game!

Tradition wants that King Henry IV's wish was that every household could provide a dinner with chicken. 

World renowed Basque weaving company Tissage Moutet selected this drawing for their tea towel collection. Click here to be directed to this item on their site. 

This cockerel finds his singing voice after discovering the red wine. 

Reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. Also available as greeting card, as well as on large-format canvas. 

A new take on an old recipe. 

reproduced as giclée print in various sizes, some with mounts. Also available on large-format canvas. 

Perhaps one of the best bass players in the Jazz world.

When the sheep shearer comes from Paris, beware of the results.

The games chickens play. 

Time for a quiet word with the neighbour.

A tree of Gascon caracters.

There go Caroline's newly planted flowers

'nighty night chickens...

A traditional scene from the past, though the two on the right have just seen their future.