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.