Denise Rich, aka The Rich Artist
Cow, Cowboy and Rodeo Western Original Oil Paintings by award winning artist, Denise Rich.
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Denise Rich, THE EARLY YEARS The artist as a young girl, exploring her artistic future, was temporarily sidetracked with delusions of being a dancer. It did not take long to discover that her talents were in a different artistic arena, and that she was better suited to fine arts both due to ability and the desire to remain sedentary. (Continue to complete Biography by clicking here


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View Article  Black Angus cattle oil painting...
I have had several requests for different breeds of cattle to be immortalized in oil.  The Holsteins are in great supply for photo reference as there is a local dairy, but I finally found some friendly Black Angus hanging around just outside of Santa Ysabel.  The funny thing about cows is you had better get some pictures quickly when they first notice you, because in a few minutes they all start walking towards the fence and once they do that all you will get are photos of a line of cows next to a barbed wire fence.  I am getting used to that, as well as the slightly scary sensation of a herd of  huge animals all walking towards me at once, when the only thing separating us is a thin wire barrier.  My husband points out that it does have barbed wire, but I counter-pointed that they are cows and have thick cow skin, and even use the barbs to scratch their necks on.  Fortunately I am smarter than they are, and they don't seem to know that they could take that fence without too much effort.


This painting has been sold.
View Article  "puppy love", the newest painting by Denise Rich, black pug puppy...
Friends of ours had gotten a new pug puppy a little over a year ago.  Of course, when we visited them my daughter fell in love!  None of our five dogs are small enough for her to pick up. so this was a delicious novelty for her, I am glad the pup already had a home, we don't need any more dogs!!!


This little black Pug puppy could steal anyone's heart away!  And so could that beautiful little girl, I might add completely without bias!!
In Private collection of the artist.

View Article  New original oil painting, "the sign says 'DOG' beach!!" makes it's debut
This is the first I have planned in a series of original oil paintings of scenes from Dog Beach, right here in Ocean Beach, San Diego County.  You see a lot of interesting things there, but mostly you see dogs being extremely happy. 
I am very pleased with the way this painting turned out, the combination of complementary colors blue and orange, with the bright orange of the child's bathing suit bringing the viewers eye to the first focal point, and the dark of the dog bringing the eye to the second one, it really works for me.  Of course, it also satisfies my sense of humor, which needs to be done and is a primary element in many of my paintings.  I hope you enjoy it!  This painting is sold.

View Article  A painting to make Emeril proud, "pork fat rules!"
Here is the finished product on the pig painting.  I have the dog beach painting almost finished so it should be here tomorrow or saturday. 



This painting is sold to one of my valued collectors!
View Article  Holstein cow art, my latest painting coming with a step by step...
Holsteins won out as my next painting, and here it is in all of it's 16 by 20 inch glory.  Also, click the link in the left column to see step by step 14 photos of this painting as it was done from start to finish,  kind of fun to see the work as it progresses even for me and I painted it!
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