Warm Fuzzy #21 - PHTTT

Warm Fuzzy #21 - "PHTTT" (pastel, 5x4 inches) click here to bid or buy

This is one of the Belted Galloways (aka: "Oreo" cows, like "Frodo" from a few days ago.) I haven't done many because I hadn't had many good photos, but in March I came across a large herd on a beautiful sunny day! It's easy to get distracted by their white belts, but I had to hone in on this youngster's adorable face!!

In the underpainting I used some ultramarine blue (with pumice gel) over the terra cotta, and just a few pastel pencils around some details of the face. (If you follow my Instagram I added some short vids along with these progress pics today.)

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Got Milk? (revised)

"Got Milk?"  (pastel, 12x24 inches)  $975

Available at the Lee-Bunch Studio Gallery in Del Rio TX, through mid January, 2015.

Invited as the Featured Artist for the Del Rio First Friday Art Walk, I had a great weekend taking a load of paintings to the gallery owned by Pam Bunch, a wonderful lady and an excellent artist, especially with watercolors! She graciously hosted me in her home for two nights, and organized a beautiful reception Friday evening.

During the day on Friday, I made some long-over-due revisions to one of my favorite paintings from last year, "Got Milk?" The horrid bright green grasses in the background had always bugged me, so I wiped off that part and made up a new background with some depth, and I used several colors I already saw in the painting to improve the color harmony.

(Here's the old version:)

A couple shots of my 'corner' of the gallery, right as one walks in!

The December first friday in Del Rio is also the Christmas Parade, which goes right past the gallery windows -- a prime spectator spot!

Later, the two young Misses, Miss Del Rio Texas and Miss Del Rio Texas Teen stopped by the reception with their families to see the artwork! (I took advantage of the photo op!)

Crispin

"Crispin"  (pastel, 7x5 inches)

All right, I couldn't bring myself to give this one a beef name. He's just too cute. This is one of the Belted Galloway (Oreo Cow) calves, a very young one. Of course, in a head shot, you don't get to see the white 'cookie filling'.

Crispin is an English name meaning 'curly-haired.' This one will be with me this weekend at the Rockport Art Fest, July 6-7, 2013.


Progress shots below!

 (Evidence of the outdoors, where I painted this... I decided to leave the fly in the shot! lol)

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Got Milk?

"Got Milk?"  (pastel, 24x12 inches) 

The herd of Belted Galloways ten minutes down the road can usually be found way on the other side of the field, unless it's a cloudy, dull day. Finally I passed by on a bright sunny day and Oh Joy! There they all were, close to the fence!
This painting was composed from two shots of the new calves.

"Got Milk?" will be in my solo show at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center in Breckenridge, Texas, June 11- July 20, 2013.

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