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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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Monday, October 5
Next in my series of American Bison (Buffalo) original art, this one is a big painting
by
therichartist
on Mon 05 Oct 2009 08:17 AM PDT
This piece started out with a charcoal under painting, and I am progressing with oil. It just seems right that this American Icon should be presented large, so this is also 30"x40".
First is the charcoal under painting:  I actually think this could have stood alone as is, but really wanted to follow through with oil, already seeing the color in my head, especially with this interesting landscape setting. I will possibly do another charcoal which will remain as is, but for now, phase 2 and on with the oil paint progress:  I'll be posting another progress photo of this painting as soon as I have it finished. Meanwhile, I am working on a commissioned painting. |
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