Post Road Cow

"Post Road Cow" 5 x 5 inches, Oil on Gessoboard

$ 60. Buy on Etsy

The photo source is one that I snapped while participating in a plein air painting competition in Geneva, NY. Since I discovered them in 2012, the herd and I spend at least three hours together if not all day as I try to create a plein air painting featuring them. How do I do that? Well memory and my experience learning that most animals will repeat their poses given enough time.

Having their babies grazing with them makes the attraction all the more harder to resist. This year, however, they were way too far back in the field for me to paint plein air. I painted a few barn scenes and then returned only to find them back there every time, so I resorted to taking pictures for future studio work.

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Cardinal Conclave

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches Watercolor, $ 18. Buy with Paypal As of this posting the Roman Catholic Cardinals are still in conclave to discover the next pope. I'm not Roman Catholic but I do have a wonderment about the this process because it's so entwined in mystery. This little watercolor Cardinal was at my bird feeder where he grabbed a sunflower seed and quickly flew to a tree limb to perch and enjoy. After which he waits his turn to return.

Little Dee, No.1

Little Dee, No. 1 - Oil on Canvas, 2 x 2 inches with Easel $20. Buy with Paypal This is an experiment to force myself to say more with less. Painting with less brushwork because I have to! Also, I don't paint on canvas, so I have to get use to that. But I am having fun.

Otter Mug Shot No. 6

Otter Mug Shot No. 6, 5 x 5 inches, Oil on Gessoboard Buy with Paypal $ 60. The last day of 2014 finds me in the studio being inspired to paint another River Otter. Just love these adorable playful creatures. This otter and artist wish all a very safe and happy New Year's eve celebration. I have my wonderful granddaughter visiting and soon we'll be hitting the market to load up a cart full of junk food.

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