I’m making a number of pretty large cow portraits. So far they are all 20″x20″. I’m trying to strike that balance between subtle atmosphere and interesting brush work/mark making. The paint in this one is harmonizing with the shining texture beneath the surface.
Last weekend I took a lot of reference photos not only of the ocean but of pastural scenery and the incarcerated cow. It seems there is no such thing as too much reference.
I’m not trying to be disrespectful, I love what you’re doing, but why cows?
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I understand your question… they are a seemingly mundane subject. They live such pathetic lives entirely for us. I think they make for a sad sympathetic subject. But really I don’t have a good answer. I just have ideas pop up and derail my plans… I tend to follow them, sometimes the results are interesting sometimes not!
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Moo!
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You’re a master of this subject, it really reflects back from your painting!
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Thanks!
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