Cow 161 THE VALEDICTORIAN

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I am starting to crop my cow photos even more so the face is filling most of the canvas, this guy just looked really smart and personable to me, my husband named him.

Cow 151 KING TUT

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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Another cow day, I have painted so many that I find them much easier to paint than anything else...it is all in the mind I guess. My husband named this guy.

Cow 132 ME AND MY SHADOW

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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These cows were grazing at a property close to where we live, the little one looks just a little standoffish.  Whenever I add more than one subject to a painting it seems a little tricky, the challenge for me is making my brush stokes so small.  I end up spending more time on the detail.

Cow 127 DAME EDNA

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$75.00

I started with a less than clear photo and enjoyed adding my details and interest to the painting.

Cow 126 SALLY MAY

6 x 8 inch

oil on 1/8th inch gesso board

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I am still using transparent paints for my underpainting. I love how you see hints of it and it just adds more detail and interest to the painting.

Cow 120 CHERRY BLOSSOM

6 x 8 inch

oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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Todays cow I have painted before, I cropped the image differently so more of the body was showing. I chose a pink background because right now all of the cherry blossom trees are in full bloom...the most wonderful pink everywhere...pink was on my mind.

Cow 117 WE ARE NOT AMUSED

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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The more I paint cows the more I want to paint cows.

Cow 112 THE BRAINY ONE

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$50.00

Another cow closeup.  I have been adding a little more detail to my backgrounds lately, which is always difficult at first and then once I have done it I look forward to the next painting so I can try something again.

Cow 107 SWEETER THAN HONEY

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I have painted this cow before, I just love her darling face.  For this painting I used transparent paint for the underpainting, it made the painting seem more vibrant.

Cow 103 CRITICAL THINKER

size 6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gessobord
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I painted this cow once and then wiped it out, I was trying not to use as many brush strokes and introduce a palette knife...yikes, things did not go my way.  This is the second attempt minus the palette knife.

Cow 88 SMOOTH TALKER

6 x 6 inch
oil on gessobord
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To me the cow physique is just as interesting as the cow face, the folds,sags and curves are all so important to the look of each cow.  Every cow is so different, I never tire of painting them.

Cow 82 STANDING TALL

6x6 inch
oil on gessobord
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Sometimes I find it a little challenging when my subject is mostly one colour except for the shadows and highlights, I tend to add a little extra colour to spice things up a bit, like the bright orange in the hair, the soft pink around the eyes...and of course my old standby chartreuse.

Cow 80 BABY MAMA

6 x 6 inch
oil on gessobord
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I started this painting on a white canvas...no under paint, and sketched it with indian yellow.  I like that it is really crisp, the cow stands out so much against the background. 

Cow 75 GREEN ACRES

6 x 6 inches
oil on gessobord
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Today I was in my studio in town, whenever I am not sure what to paint I go to the cow...never fails to get the creative juices flowing. 

Cow 69 IMPRESSIVE

6 X 6 inch
oil on gessobord
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For this cow I did another purple under painting, I love how all the colours pop against it. I used very loose strokes to get most of the detail.

Cow 62 Big baby

size 8 x 6
oil on board
$65.00

I have tried several times to paint this cow with no luck...I tried once more.  I started just adding the darks very loosely and then just kept adding little bits until I was happy with it.

Cow 61 Nose first

6 x 6 inch
oil on board
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Right when I finished this cow painting my friend Agnes came into the studio and said "nose first"  perfect name.

Cow 60 Hoity Toity

6 x 6 inch
oil on board
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I loved the pose of this cow, I decided to make the  nose extra pink, it just seemed to fit.

Cow 55 Puzzled

6 x 6 inch
oil on board
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  I can't remember why I decided to paint my first cow, they are just so wonderful to paint.  I also had no idea how many cow fans there are.  

Cow 50 Dazzled

8 x 6 inches
oil on board
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The colouring of this cow was very unique, more of a chocolate  brown with some beautiful rust, and her head looked as if she was wearing a hat...classy girl.