this rework of the
cowscape -- was particularly invigorating....
i had sold this painting last summer... but for whatever reason -- the client returned to me for a
savannah landscape. being momentarily disappointed -- i put it away. but... months later -- i returned to it .. and saw new potential that had to be explored. i dropped in the graphic sky -- popping our the
napa cows and forcing them to be closer.
leaving a
simple horizonline helped anchor the painting to the rest of the color field.
i've had SO many people stop by the studio to see this one!
Sky Trails and Cow Tailsacrylic
24 x 48
2008
here's a large scale watercolor-- of reeds and marsh. i'm not quite done with it.. there are hours more work in detail. but.. the layout and feel is positive.. and i like the way the painting is going.
reworked the background... it's very similar to the previous painting... but presents a cleaner edge around the ears and head of steer. i didn't like the fussiness of the previous contour -- hence .. the rework.
this rework of the cowscape -- was particularly invigorating....
this acrylic is a rework of a piece i did a couple of years ago. i added background.. and am simplifying the transition between the two. it's almost finished... and i'm getting closer to what i want. i will finish tomorrow. and photo the end result. in the meantime.. the 'in your face' cowscape is quite commanding.
a differing state of this painting. i'm inching forward to completion.
hollyhocks -- final version -- i think!
this painting was originally inspired by a gate in st. thomas, VI. the painting took on a dreamlike quality - to describe a narrative. 
