Black and White

8 x 10 Oil on Archival Board

SOLD

"Waste Not..Want Not," a saying my mother used to use.  Well, I guess it's finally caught up with me.  Using up the paint on my palette from another painting and keeping it simple, this is the result.  I wanted to get the large black cow coming out at the viewer.  Just a quick, sketchy, fun one!  Now back to the commissions….

Presidential Look-Alike

8 x 8 Oil on Archival Board  

I was lucky enough to get to photograph a friend's Scottish Highlander cows recently.  This particular cow turned towards me and scowled, and I instantly saw something familiar :-)  Beady eyes, that scowl, the comb over, a mouth full of hay, orange color…Well, you get the idea!  I don't usually put anything political out there, but this was too good to pass up…and very timely :-(

Calf and a Half

5 x 7 Oil on Gessobord

There are a lot of cows around this part of Virginia, so I thought I should at least attempt to paint a few every now and then.  This particular cow gave me a look that said "What are YOU looking at?"  Despite that, I did give her long, luxurious eye lashes and a rather pretty nose with a spot of red.  Her positioning behind the other calf might have something to do with the look.  Who knows what the other calf had eaten for lunch?!

Bird on a Wire

9 x 12" Oil on Gessoboard

If you look really closely, there are two birds on the wires, so "Bird on a Wire."  It might be a little hard to see in this post.  This was a rainy day and the cows were crowded near the barn.  I'm not sure if they were waiting to get in but if they were, they should have headed to the larger barn.  No one ever said cows were the smartest animals..or the cleanest.