Denise Rich, aka The Rich Artist
Cow, Cowboy and Rodeo Western Original Oil Paintings by award winning artist, Denise Rich.
The Official Happy Cow Artist
Best known for her bovine renditions, with unique compositions and contemporary views, Denise has combined her love of animals and art in oil for the past 20 years. Denise's focus for the past several years has been cows because "Cows make me smile. I seriously can't look at one and hold back a smile. I don't just see an animal, I see a personality, and that is what I am working to present in my paintings of cows." In 2006 Denise received a commission from the California Milk Advisory Board to paint their famous Happy Cows of the Real California Milk campaign. This led to becoming "The Official Happy Cow Artist", as seen on their website. Her creative process begins with field work, taking reference photos. Cows being a favorite subject means "field work" can be taken literally, and involves careful stepping! With a signature "painterly realism" style Denise breathes life into her subjects, often bringing viewer comments of how "you could just reach out and touch them" and "I expect them to mooo".

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View Article  Holstein Calf Original oil paintings...New!
I do think that all cows are extremely cute, but nothing beats the cuteness of the babies.  Here are two new paintings that I couldn't resist doing...

Oil on prepared masonite panel.  6 by 12 inches
This painting is sold.

Oil on prepared masonite panel.
 8 by 8 inches.
update 5/24  Sold
View Article  Hereford calf oil painting by Denise Rich
A young Hereford Calf portrait.

Oil on masonite panel
Sold
Available in print, click here for information.

View Article  Original Holstein Cow Oil Painting by Denise Rich,
Here she is, in all her Holstein glory.  I think she is a very cute gal and she was the first one to walk over to me on the day I took the reference photo I used for this painting.   .

Holstein cow portrait
16 by 20 oil on stretched canvas
This painting is sold.
She has moved to New York.
View Article  "The miracle of Milk" original holstein oil painting by Denise Rich
"The Miracle of Milk".  If you can't get enough cuteness in your environment, this is a must!
An often seen scene at a dairy, I for one can't seem to resist it. 
Watch for another mother with a new baby painting in the future.


oil on canvas
this painting is sold. Print options if available are listed  here.