Nursery Rhyme

Little Hen Rhyme

I had a little hen, the prettiest ever seen,
She washed up the dishes and kept the house clean.
She went to the mill to fetch us some flour,
And always got home in less than an hour.
She baked me my bread, she brewed me my ale,
She sat by the fire and told a fine tale! 

Meaning of the Little Hen rhyme & lyrics

'Little Hen' is a term of endearment used in Scotland and therefore implies a rhyme with Scottish origins. 'Little Hen' would often be used when referring to the daughter of the house. The imagination of children, however, take the meaning of all words  literally,  thus any illustrations of this story always depict a little hen! 

A couple of reference pictures for the interior

A couple of reference pictures for the hen

 

Some character concepts

These concepts are just not working need to draw more.

Getting closer but still not what I want.

This is the one I was looking for.

Basic interior rough (not working)

I like this for a basic layout needs a table, now two more layouts: fireplace, grandfather clock

I finally got the interiors the way I want them this is scene 1

This is the second scene

Here are the turnarounds finally flushed out

and here are some action poses

Vehicle

Any vehicle between 1930 and 1950: I chose a 1930 Studebaker

I first had to find a reference picture

I then decided to trace over the image to see what I get

 After that I free handed the same picture to see what I get

This seems to be a bit more like a cartoon, nest step is to ink it.

To add dimension I'll add some color

Now for a color variation

and a side by side composition

Environment

Create a setting: Mad scientists lab

Colorized versions