Painting Gower Cows
I have painted five “cow portraits” in all, recently. Here they are. I have enjoyed getting to know them as individuals, their long history in art and human society, and especially painting them.
Cows in Art (part 2)
In last two thousand years the cow has gone from a symbol of sacrifice, service and strength, to a commodity and a status symbol and most recently in the work of Hirst, to something whose dismembered carcass is designed to shock and repulse viewers.
Painting a Beautiful Bull
Following on from my last post about the inspiration behind my latest cow paintings, here’s my painting of “Sitting bull”.
Beautiful Cow
So I was inspired to revisit the subject of cows in my painting I decided to use this approach, changing the background to look like a studio setting, to give the painting more of Renaissance feel.
Cows in Art (The Ancient World)
I have been pondering the place of the humble cow or ox in figurative art in the Ancient World. It’s a very long history which is not surprising as humans have depended on cattle for their survival. Cattle have represented at different times such things as life, wealth, power and even the divine.
Painting Cows
Although I don’t think that I paint cows all that often, they have added up over the years.
Mewslade Relections
My previous painting of Mewslade Bay, Gower, had been all about majesty and rocks but this one was different, it was more about colour and light.
New York Commission
This is a commission piece I have been working on this week. The brief was to paint this beautiful sunlit New York apartment.
Morning on Mewslade
Mewslade Bay is just round the corner from Worms Head and Rhossili Bay. There is no beach to speak of at high tide. At low tide, however, the sandy beach can be reached if you scramble down over some slippery rocks, and thick beds of seaweed that have been washed up against rocks.
Paintings as Emotional Creations
As a painter, I feel that I have succeeded if I my work can provoke an emotional reaction.
