I will be posting more about the commission as it unfolds, and am planning to include progress pictures of the painting. I expect to have the first in a series of progress pictures of this painting up on the site this week.
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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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Friday, March 17
Upcoming commission for American Guernsey Association...
by
therichartist
on Fri 17 Mar 2006 07:42 PM PST
I have been commissioned by The American Guernsey Association to
do a painting. Since all of my paintings are done from my own
original photos, I went this weekend to a Ranch with Guernsey cattle to
take reference pictures. (Thank you again Linda for your help and
hospitality!) My husband and daughter 'assisted' on the photo
shoot, and made friends with the cows too!
I will be posting more about the commission as it unfolds, and am planning to include progress pictures of the painting. I expect to have the first in a series of progress pictures of this painting up on the site this week. |
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