286 Jersey on the Lawn

We came across this young Jersey cow along with three others not far from our studio. They were busy keeping the grass cut on the front lawn of an old homestead. We got out to take photos (only had phones, not the real cameras), the owner walked up and we got to talking. He was getting ready to take them to a back field for Autumn and Winter but was running a bit late that afternoon. Ten minutes later and they would have been gone from view of the road and remained unknown to us. He told us that he had been planning to buy one of the four from a retiring farmer nearby, but he had ended up in the hospital before completing the deal. While there, his wife completed the purchase. Unsure of exactly which cow he wanted, she bought all four. 

This small painting is the first of the Jersey paintings, one of which will end up as a 30" x 40" or a 36" x 48" painting.

Jersey on the Lawn

4 x 6 Oil on linen panel

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261 Sunny Afternoon

Another example of what you see on the side of the road in North Carolina. Took some photos, but the fenced in pasture was the only dry land. Slog through the marsh to get to the sunny side. Wet shoes, I think this is what the photographers call a "difficult shot"

Sunny Afternoon

4 x 6 Oil on Linen Panel

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237 Bull and Quilt

This painting is based on a larger commissioned painting done a few months ago. They are both going to be studies for the large painting in this series.

Bull & Quilts

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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222 Catching Some Rays

It seems that Winter might be ending, at least for a few days. So Theresa and I jump in the car on Sunday afternoon and take a ride around Granville, Franklin and Warren counties. As usual, it seems that I find most of the interesting subjects just around the corner. It was a nice day, still a bit of chill in the wind, a good day to hunker down and enjoy the warm sun.

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Catching Some Rays

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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209 The Girls

The Girls

5 x 7 Oil on Canvas

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The Girls have modelled for me a number of times, both together and separately. The colors in these paintings have always intrigued me. We ran across them late on a early spring afternoon. Let me say that again. It was early in Spring, late March, early April here in NC and we were driving up in northern Granville County late in the day. So there was a still that clear winter light with a warm orange cast from the setting sun. This creates, especially on their white faces, a warm light against a cool bluish shadows. Just fun to paint if you like to play with color.

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204 Charolais

A pig, now a cow. What's next? A chicken or a frog? A horse or a dog or a cat? Nope. I had to do some gold leaf work out of town, so I have had to plan ahead. Back to today's painting. A Charolais. You can find them lying in the shade of huge old oak trees as you drive down through central Florida. Do you fly in and out of Palm Beach International? Then you probably don't see them and will just have to add painting to your collection.....

Charolais

4 x 6 Oil on canvas

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201 Young Heifer

At a recent show in northern Virginia, a lot of collectors were interested in paintings of Black Angus. Now I understand that there are a lot of Black Angus in that area, but when it comes to painting, the Herefords (white and brown), Belted Galloways (oreo cows) and Highland Cattle (hairy, shaggy with long horns) make the job much easier.

The white face of the young cow below gives an opportunity to play with colors. Warm whites from the sunlight, neutral/grays in the shadows and some blue reflected lights from the sky.

Young Heifer

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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199 Belgian Blue Bull

A quick post, this painting was sold before I got it up on the blog, sorry about that. Since the file names for the photos include the number and it was on the website, I am posting this and will move on to the next.....number 200

The rope halter is the "fun to paint" item in the painting...

Belgian Blue

4x6 Oil on board

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195 Black Angus

I am playing "catch up," today. This is the second painting posted today. A while back we visited a couple of my wife's portrait clients. In addition to the dogs that Theresa painted, they have a farm full of Black Angus. Bob drove us around so that I could take photographs. We started with the young bull and then off to the field where the heifers were. Then down the road to a field full of calves and their mothers, more photos. Finally back to the house to the old bull who was reaching retirement age. A few hundred photos to work with - isn't digital grand.

Here is one of the girls from the heifer's field.

Black Angus

4 x 6 Oil on Board

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192 Cows, FLA

Okay, I am back at it. More paintings to come, they are all lined up and waiting their turn to get online, so...

Let's look at the origin of today's painting. What I want you to do, the next time you are driving through Florida, you really need to get off the interstates. You can go across on I-10 and get on Rt. 301 and head south down the middle of the state. Now please do pay attention to the speed limit signs. You can stop at the Orange Shop in Citra for some fresh squeezed orange juice. As you near Ocala you can still see pastures full of spreading live oak trees (with spanish moss) and white/cream Charolais cows lying in the shade.
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Cow, FLA
5 x 7 Oil on Canvas
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179 Hieland Laddie

The Kyloe or Highland Cattle

What made this painting a challenge and fun was creating the different textures. Long hair on the cow, the horns and the trees and pasture in the distance. I to take a bit more care when painting this size as each brush stroke carries more importance than it does in a larger painting.

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Hieland Laddie
4 x 6 Oil on panel
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167 The Crossing

Cows - Action paintings. A few members of the herd crossing a creek. We came across this herd while driving around the countryside a few weeks ago - the snow had melted.
I walked up to the fence to get a few photographs. The cows saw me and began to move towards me. More cows came out of the trees and over the hill. Then they started bellowing. Yes! I got action photos.
This painting at 5 x 7 is a bit larger than most of the paintings in this project.

The Crossing
5 x 7 oil on canvas
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164 Two Cows Too

Two Cows Too
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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Laurel and Hardy? Here is a short (24 sec) video montage of the creation of this painting

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159 Two Cows

Two Cows
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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147 At the Gate

Last month, I was commissioned to create a painting of a nearby farm. As the seasons had already changed from Autumn to Winter, I had to rely on photographs taken earlier. Among the views of the cabin and barn and ponds were a number of cow and calf photos. So of course, I had to paint the cows. Here is the first.

At the Gate
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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140 Highland Cattle

I have been having a lot of fun painting birds lately. So why not paint a cow again. Just for a day or so. It's getting cold again (at least for here) but not as cold as the highlands of Scotland. To get to the point, Highland Cattle, originally from Scotland have long heavy coats which keep them warm through the wild Highland winters. Pretty wild looking creatures

Highland Lassie
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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136 Belted Gallowy - The Oreo Cow

After what seemed like months of being at indoor shows, I had to go to the mountains. Open views and blue skies. I can go just about anywhere on canvas. I really like the way the light plays on this cow. The work and the reward of these paintings is creating the three dimensional form with a few brushstrokes.

Belted Galloway-the Oreo Cow
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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120 Three Cows

Another painting from our trip to the Pennsylvania Amish Country. It was early spring, no leaves on the trees yet. Still cool, but sunny. You now. Maybe it's too cold to go outside, sostick your head out the window and enjoy the sun.

Three Cows

4 x 6 oil on canvas

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85 Amish Farm

We saw this farm on an early spring morning while visiting Paradise, PA.

Amish Farm

4 x 6 Oil on Canvas

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72 Mother and Child

Last spring Theresa and I took a trip to one of her portrait client's farm. They have I don't know how many Black Angus on a farm that has been in the family for generations and generations. We visited the bulls, drove to the field where the heifers were and then over to the calves and their mothers. Thats where we found this pair.

Mother and Child
4 x 6 Oil on Canvas
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