I've been commissioned to do a painting of Holstein cows on the beach, this should be great fun. The first thing I have to do though is take the photo reference that will work, as of course I'm not aware of any Dairy cows living at the beach, so it will involve a photo of Holsteins that can be painted into a beach scene.
Taking the photo reference is one of my favorite things, it always leaves me in a good mood and with a smile on my face. Unfortunately, I've had few windows of opportunity in which to photograph my bovine friends in anything but 100 plus degree heat lately. It looks like today is a small break, so I'm jumping on the chance to get the girls basking instead of wilting in the shade.
Happy Holsteins, get ready to show me your good side, here I come with my camera!
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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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Tuesday, September 8
Out to take reference photos in Ramona this morning, Holsteins here I come!
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therichartist
on Tue 08 Sep 2009 09:03 AM PDT
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