Cow 208 OVER HERE ALICE

size 6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

My friend was visiting her family in Ontario and took a bunch of pictures for me...made my day.

Cow 202 MANIPULATOR OF LOVE

6 x 8 inch oil
on 1/8th inch thick gesso board
$95.00

I drove by my favourite farm today so I just had to paint a cow.

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

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

This photo was taken at Nanoose Edibles, the best place to buy salad greens. My husband took the photo, the chickens were so friendly, they came wandering over to us as we started to approach them.  

ENGAGING PERSONALITY

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

The photo for this painting came from a friends facebook page...thank you Ron.  Messy strokes and brush dragging were used often to get the look I wanted for this chicken.

Cow 130 GREETINGS HUMAN

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gesso board
SOLD

Yesterday my husband went for a run and came back with some great photos of the cows by his running route. This one was my favourite, she is clearly very photogenic and loves to get her picture taken...and also very curious.

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 102 DREAMING IN PURPLE

6 X 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gessobord
$65.00

When I started this cow I wasn't planning to use quite so much purple, sometimes you just go where your brush takes you.  I like the whimsy of this painting.

Cow 99 SWEET LIPS

6 x 8 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD

Back to cows, my very favourite (right now)subject to paint.  I was struggling with the title for this one so asked for my husbands help...out of left field. 

FANCY PANTS

6 x 8 inch
oil on 1/8th inch gessobord
$75.00

This is Rudy the Rooster who lives with my friend Cindy, she says that Rudy is a little too vocal. My daughter thought that Fancy Pants would be a good name since he is so colourful.

Cow 97 I'M OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD

6 X 8 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD

Today was a cow day, always my go to. I have been doing commissions lately so it is nice to get back to just painting with no second guessing which I always seem to do when I am working on a commission.  

DIRT BOSS

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8 inch gessobord
NFS

When I walked up to this pig he became very vocal, you could tell that he loved attention. As a pet of the farm owners he has a very good life just rolling around in the mud and lounging with his partner.

Cow 89 LUNCH TIME

6 x 6 inch
oil on 1/8 inch gessobord
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I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of hours at one our local dairy farms yesterday.  We drove up to the barn where the cows were just enjoying their lunch, but curiosity was peaked for one gal who quickly made eye contact with me  long enough to get some great photos...she had the prettiest eyes.

Cow 87 I SEE YOU

6 x 8 inch
oil on gessobord
SOLD

I haven't used a 6 x 8 inch canvas for awhile, it always surprises me what a huge difference there is from a 6 x 6, it does seem so much larger but really it isn't. I painted this cow with really loose strokes and lots of paint.

cow 86 SUSPICIOUS MINDS

6 x 6 inches
oil on gessobord
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The colouring of this cow was very unique with very light ears, a dark face and golden tones throughout. I really enjoyed painting with this palette, again a little different for me...not as much obvious colour.

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.

Cow 77 DEEP IN THOUGHT

6 x 6 inche
oil on gessobord
SOLD

I like that this cow fills the canvas, sometimes it seems more effective.  Lots of oranges and golds with hints of pink...enjoyed painting him.

OINK TO YOU

6 x 6
oil on gessobord
$50.00

When I first looked at my subject I thought there wasn't enough detail, after much studying of this little piggy I found more and more, the colour changes, the shapes, I so enjoyed painting him.

I STAND CORRECTED

6 x 6 inch
oil on gesso board
SOLD

Today I decided to play around a little with the colour...no reason why there can't be a purple chicken.

MY GOOD SIDE

6 X 6 inch
oil on board
SOLD

This is the second chicken I have painted, I think I will be painting many more...love the profile.

Cow 65 I'm all ears

6 x 6
oil on board
SOLD

I was away for a couple of weeks and all I wanted to do when I got home was paint a cow.