Tuesday, August 6, 2013

cow love

 I am the absolute worst at photographing large paintings.  This one is painted on a 3  x 3' canvas.  On my first attempt the painting toppled off the easel and over onto the pinestraw covered ground.  I was not going for a textured look so I had to scrape off the straw and touch up the paint.
I was drawn to the subject and the organic shapes of the negative spaces in this painting. Think this is also the first time I have painted grey cows.  I feel like a lot of my photos do not portray the colors as true as they look in person.  I could spend hours tweaking that but I would rather paint. These are pretty close.sold
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7 comments:

  1. Carol this painting makes me smile out loud!
    Thank you!
    Bren

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  2. Your comment makes me smile out loud Brenda! Thanks!

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  3. I think this is just beautiful. Gorgeous cows too.

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  4. Such lovely cows, and I especially love the turquoise sky.

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  5. This is so sweet, I am in love with cows and am now thinking at a ripe old age, that I have to stop
    eating meat. Look at how in love they are!!!! I have a problem with photographing, also, it is frustrating. THis is really a big painting, try a picture on the easel showing the whole painting plus some edges. That will give some impact. Did you paint it on site?
    Thanks for your comment to me!

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  6. Love the face on the cow on the right and the gray color against the aqua sky. Wonderful work!

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