Cow 155 CUTIE PIE

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$85.00

I really enjoyed painting this little cow, I started using a clean white canvas, I wanted to keep the painting really crisp and light.

Cow 114 MISS INDEPENDENCE

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

I have been enjoying adding background scenery to my subject, it seems to tell more of a story. I am still starting with transparent paints and really enjoying it.

Cow 34 Sweet baby

6 x 8 inches
oil on panel
SOLD

I have painted this cow before, for this painting I cropped the photo so I just painted the head.  I am pleased with the light and I really like the nose.

Cow 26...Little miss

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

For me it is a challenge painting things with tiny detail.  I ended up using 3 different size paint brushes.  Even with the smallest brush my had still wants to make a large stroke.  I did the head 3 times, the first two kind of looked like a gargoyle.

Cow 24...New legs

6 x 8
oil on board
SOLD

I am practising my whites, this baby calf was the perfect subject.  I am realizing how many colours are actually in any white subject, you can play around so much and make the painting more interesting and alive.

Cow 23...Ducky

6 x 8
oil on board
SOLD

I enjoyed painting all the soft lines of this calf.  Love the tail, hence the name "Ducky".   Lately my addiction of choice has been watching oil painting demos,  Daniel J Keys, Peggi Kroll Roberts and Rose Frantzen are my three favourites, it is truly inspiring watching these artists do what they do best, you can see the quiet excitement when each of them gets to a certain point in the painting...wonderful. One of the things that Rose mentioned in her video was "let your paint brush dance" that's what I will be doing from here on in. :)