MORE COWS by OLGA WAGNER

Continuing with the palette knife vs. brush exercise.

Again, I taped two 6x6 panels side-by-side to a larger panel. Then I sketched the same cow on both panels. This time, however, I started the palette knife painting first followed by the brushes. Also, I gave myself permission to play with the background and change it.

COW#3 - Brush

6x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Available

COW#2 - Palette Knife

6x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

Available

I also started this larger version of yesterday's cow. This one is done on a 24" by 24" Gallery Wrapped Canvas. The canvas was first prepared with modeling paste and orange gessoe. I used to use mainly black and grey gessoe, but now Orange is my color of choice. Holbein makes some really nice colored gessoe.

Work in Progress - Started putting down color.

Close-up of the modeling paste texture.

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Family Picnic by Pamela Blaies

Family Picnic
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas

On my roadtrip this weekend, I saw lots of cows. Every time I see cows, it makes me want to paint them. From my time around cows growing up, I know they aren't the cleverest animals. But something in their expressions always makes me wonder if they are thinking. This looks like a cow family enjoying a Sunday afternoon picnic. The bluebonnets make the scene ideallic.

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Outstanding in their Field by Pamela Blaies

Two Cows in a Field of Wildflowers
11" x 14"
Oil on Canvas

These two cows are full of color and life. Usually cows have such a nonchalant attitude, but these have expressions that make them seem curious, though cautious. The perspective of this painting makes me think they are sizing me up and might walk right up to investigate at any moment.

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