Brande Arno Art

"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.  

"Eight Legs" 6 x 6 inches, Oil on Panel $65. Sold - Thank you These two are wondering if they can trust their ears.  They think so, but you know the saying:  Only believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.  So why did I name the painting Eight Legs?  I think they got nice legs and while I'm passing out compliments, I like the reflections on their wool also.