Gabriel and Passion

Gabriel
11 x 14
Oil on board

Just watched a TED talk with Scott Dinsmore about doing what you love. Artists have their ups and downs, but we're so lucky to have the passion to paint. Check it out!

Grounded

6 x 10
Pastel on paper

This calf looks like she was just given a "time out" with her expression. Of course she's another Detweiler girl!

Jubiliation II

16 x 20
Pastel on paper

I painted a smaller version of this calf a few weeks ago and wanted to try something a bit larger. 

Luna

18 x 24
Pastel on paper

Just can't seem to get enough of these beautiful Detweiler girls. I sat with her while she ruminated which is what a bovine does when they digest their most recent meal. 

Ima

10 x 8
Pastel on paper

Another version of a Pinzgauer previously painted in oil. 

Siesta

Siesta
8 x 8 Pastel on paper

One of the calves from Deep Run Dairy. She was comfortable enough to allow me to sit down next to her and take lots of photos. 

Levi

6 x 6 Oil

One of the handsome boys at Maple Acres Farm . Whenever I need to lift my spirits, a drive over to this farm never fails to do the job. 

Euphrasia

Pastel on Paper
8 x 10

A Pinzagauer cow from a small herd not too far from my home. Their kindly owner allowed me to spend time with his "girls" in their meadow. 

Camille SOLD

My facebook friends in the Pastel Society of America group helped me name this girl. Thank you, Joanne Turner! I love the name because it reminds me of Camille Claudel. She had an affair with Rodin and there is a movie named after her. A tragic story, or at least it seemed that way when I saw it many years ago. This Camille lives at Deep Run Farm  in Bucks County, PA.

Camille
16 x 20 Pastel on paper

Eli SOLD

This is the second painting I've done of this red and white bull calf. He has such a gentle disposition, most likely because he was hand raised as a baby. I'm hoping to visit him and spend more time with him and his brother soon. 

16 x 20
Pastel on board

Cookie Boy

Cookie Boy
Pastel 16 x 20

Another Baby Hereford SOLD

I never tire of painting these sweet infants!

Baby Hereford
8 x 8 Pastel

Day 18 30 in 30 - White Face Calf

Missed yesterday with so much going on with the show delivery and necessary evils. This is a little boy who I saw this past summer while out painting at a preserved farm. I will probably do a little more work on him, but here he is for the moment. 

White Face Calf
Pastel 8 x 10