Cow 167 HEART HEAD

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I enjoy painting black animals more and more. I love using different subtle colours to accentuate the highlights, on this beauty I used blues,mauves with a little bit of green just because.

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 118 FOREVER IN BLUE JEANS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
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I have painted this cow several times, I took many photos of her at the farm I visited in the summer, she was definitely wondering what I was doing there. I started painting using mostly blues and browns and then eventually started adding more and more purple.  I loved watching the cow pop a little more with each colour that was added.  The reason for the title is that when I was painting while listening to the radio a Neil Diamond song came on and it has been playing in my mind ever since...brings back memories of my Mom singing in the kitchen.

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 110 THE SCHOLAR

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
$60.00

Initially I wasn't going to paint this cow, I thought that the nose would be the only star.  Well I decided to move ahead because I enjoy painting subjects that fill the canvas.  I started using only transparent paints, and tried not to load my brush to heavily with paint...I tend to do that. I am very pleased with the finished painting.  

Cow 106 THE CEO

size 6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch hard board
$60.00

I decided to use a very limited palette for this painting, cad red,ultra marine blue,cad yellow pale,titanium white and burnt umber(just for the underpainting).  It forces you to make more careful choices with your colours because you have to mix first, also you have much less chance of making muddy colours.The end result is that all of the colours seem to move into each other effortlessly.

Cow 95 PROUD MARY

6 x 6 inches
oil on 1/8th inch gessobord
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I concentrated on the shadows for this painting, I usually tend to make them too dark...it is always a challenge.

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 85 LARGER THAN LIFE

6 x 6 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD

Where to start...I did a loose sketch of this big cow and just kept adding small hints of detail. I didn't want it to become too busy, the palette was simple. The nose is my very favourite part of this painting.