Linnie Mae

Just finished reading "A Spool of Blue Thread" by Anne Tyler which I found in one of our Little Free Library a few blocks from my house. Critics accuse Ms Tyler's writing as sweet and sentimental. I wonder what is wrong with that? The point being that one of the characters IS sweet and seemingly without much going on before the reader finally learns that she is clever, determined, and believes in herself. The character's name is Linnie Mae and so is this young heifer.

7 x 5 Oil on board

Nell Not The Movie

Nell is NOT named after the character in the Jodie Foster movie. The name actually derives from Greek and Latin for "horn" or "sun ray". I prefer sun ray since she is!

5 x 7.5 Pastel on paper

Toro Grey

A tube of Gamblin Torrit Grey paint and a very limited palette on an acrylic primed board was used for this portrait of a thoughtful heifer from Deep Run Dairy.

Toro Grey
6 x 6
Oil on board

Dolly's Profile

Revisiting those beauties at Deep Run Dairy with this little girl.

Dolly
6 x 6
Oil on board

Portentia

I've painted a few smaller versions of this heifer in oil and pastel. Her expression intrigues me and am most likely not finished exploring her face. 

Portentia
16 x 12
Oil on board

Scarlett

I met this Holstein heifer while traveling in Vermont this summer. She struck with me with her dignity and beauty.

12 x  9
Oil on Arches Huile

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.