"Strawberry Fields"

Acrylic on Canvas.  15 x 30

Available. 

"Homestand" 

Acrylic on canvas, 

22" X 28".

I used a photo from Flickr member, Carol Von Canon

for reference. 

I love doing the backgrounds now. 

Once upon a time they were intimidating as it was always a challenge 

to figure out what to do in them. 

Now i see them as a Playground in which we 

can experiment and play with colours. 

Available. 

"Molly (Whuppie)"

This painting was commissioned by two young folks as a gift for their mother

on her birthday. 

She had wanted one of my cow paintings for a long time. 

My clients were 12 and 14 years of age and very pleasant to deal with. 

I gave them a break on the price of course. 

They'd saved their allowance to be able to do this.  

I enjoy commissions and the stories that often go with them. 

Such as this one! :) 

Acrylic on canvas, 12" X 12".

"Best Friends"

A young lady i used to work with asked me to paint these two,

for one of her relatives for Christmas. 

I had a difficult time with it at first as is often the case with commissions. 

But yesterday it started to take on the life i always look for. 

The results are very pleasing to me. 

I was going to call it "Best Friends Forever" but as you know 

the likelihood of these cuties being around still are slim. 

This is why i like to paint cows. 

They give us so much and are only here for a short while. 

I can honour them in a painting and love doing so. 

Acrylic on canvas, 22 X 28.
Sold.

"Prudence Dear"

Did this a while ago. She's in a gallery in Calgary. 

Trying now to get something going and paint again. The slumps are no fun. 

Yikes! 

I know the best way to deal with it is to just paint. 

My favourite approach is to get out the sketch book and just start drawing. 

It's from the sketch books that the ideas begin to flow. 

The next step is to commit to one or more of these sketches. 

Put them down on canvas or paper. Then paint. 

So far i have about a half dozen drawn and ready to go. 

Just have to grab those brushes! Right? 

Acrylic on canvas. 20" X 30".
Sold.

"Delores"

More Cows! There can't be enough cows. 

I'be been having such fun with the backgrounds i am thinking the cows 

might be getting in the way! Perhaps put them further back 

into the fields. My whimsical watercolour villages are starting 

to show up in these acrylics. I look forward to seeing where it is all going. 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24" X 36". 

"Delilah"

This is a favorite model. She belongs to a lady in the Netherlands. 

I've painted her in watercolour and had it published in "Splash 14"
but thought an acrylic 

would be appropriate and much larger too! 

She is on display at the "Ruberto Ostberg Gallery" in Calgary. 

Delilah is on canvas, 20" X 24" Acrylic.

"Calypso"

This little girl is on her way to an art gallery in Fort MacMurray called 

"Points North". 

She is acrylic 18 X 24 on gallery wrapped canvas. 

"Deirdre'"

A new girl in town. She is headed off to the Rouge Restaurant to be on display 

in their couples dining room. This room entertains couples only on special 

occasions. Deirdre' is replacing "Dreamer" who was purchased by a couple 

celebrating their 16th Wedding anniversary. 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24 X 24 

"Who You Calling Chicken?" aka Guard Cow

Can't stop painting these bovines! 

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 24" X 24" 

"Sunny Brooke Farm"

I'm enjoying incorporating whimsical backgrounds in these recent cow paintings, 

I've been borrowing from my watercolour landscapes. 

Can't wait to see where it goes. 

This is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 

24"  36".

"Gerta"

Gerta here is the newest member of our family. 

I've been having fun playing around with the backgrounds, 

incorporating some whimsical scenes. 

I see the background as a playground in need of exploration. 

Gerta is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

24" X 24". 

"The Girls"

 I have been working on quite a few of these all 12X12 on Gallery wrapped canvas.

They're such fun to do. I see these smaller ones as work studies for larger paintings. 

My plan for the New Year is to get going on some 4 or 5 foot canvases

using these as my models. 

I am so grateful for several photographers on Flickr who 

graciously let me use their photos. I do have some photos i take on my own 

but find all manner of interesting shots by much better photographers than myself. 

They also get quite a kick out of seeing what i have done with their 

beautiful work. 

Hope all are doing well and these girls made you smile.
Oh their names are, Bossco, Grey Beard, Rosy and "Pick Me!"

Adios! 

"Luna"

A new cow painting. 

This is not the usual composition for me as i most often do the 

portrait with just head and shoulders.. 

I really like the outcome and will do more from further out and perhaps with herds or multiples. 

Just can't stop painting these guys. 

They make me smile. 

This is acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 12' X 12". And she's sold! :)

"Morning Star II"

I've painted this sweet girl a few times now from different angles. 

She is a commission for a lady who wanted her for a special spot in her home. 

I was not sure if it would work using red here for the background because there 

is a fair bit of red in the subject, but i really like the outcome. 

Hopefully the client will agree!

Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. 

22"X28"

"Little Sister"

One more new cow painting. Just one more. 

I know I was supposed to stay off the cows for a while but i just could not resist this beauty. 

I love painting cows. They remind me so much of my Boxers. 

This classy lady belongs to a gal in the Netherlands who owns a farm and was very gracious in letting me use some of her photos. There will be more. :)

I know she has a real name but for now i called her "Little Sister" because that is what came to me when i posted this. The names do just come sometimes which i love. 

This is acrylic on deep canvas 22" X 28'. 

"Splash 14"

I am so excited, "Splash 14" finally arrived at my door.  It was the most amazing thing to receive my copy of this beautiful book and see my painting, "Meana" side by side with some of the best watercolorists around.  Ones i have been admiring for a very long time. It was a dream come true for this artist as i had submitted once before and did not get accepted. Hooray! I've scoured these books end to end for years. To finally see this with one of my paintings was crazy. I am still gobsmacked. If you would like a copy of your own, here is a link to Northlight publishing. It is really well done with over 100 artists represented. 

www.northlightshop.com/splash-14-best-of-watercolor-w7951?lid=SLarnbl081213