The Good Life

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If you are a cow, it doesn't get no better than this. I finished this painting today with the exception of clear glaze after it dries. This is the 12 x 16 oil I started a few months ago and stopped to work on other jobs. It was restarted early this week and a midway pic was posted if you want to check what I started off doing. Painting the bluebonnets is tedious, other than that this painting flowed well. Most of the background and trees were done with palette knife and the foreground was brushed in. I like the texture added with the knife as it makes the main objects stand out even more. What do you think. Knife or no knife or should it all be knife.! Hope you like it. Will start on a similar painting of a couple of young horses in the countryside tomorrow.

Go Paint,
Jimmie

For the folks that don't paint, but appreciate art, you don't have to Go Paint. Just keep visiting and feel free to post comments. Many thanks. Jimmie

Pelican Beach

Did this guy a couple of months ago for demonstration. I thought you might want to see a brown pelican. They thrive here on the Texas beaches and bays. Another summer day. More light and cast shadows. The Pelican is on a 14 x14 canvas and was done in acrylics. I finished most of the painting during the show and had fun tidying it up the next day in the studio. The seaweed was a bit challenging to emulate. Hope you like him.

Go Paint,
Jimmie

Life is Good

Life is good. Can't get better for these bovine. The ref. pic for this painting was taken in Chappel Hill, Texas a couple years ago. Again, finally getting a chance to work on it. I started it a few months ago and when I got back on it yesterday, I decided to eliminate some of the clutter that is in the photo. Used the palette knife to get rid of the background tree and posts. I plan to make the background more open and free and make these cows look like lazy laying in a field of bluebonnets. I think the tree in the background should be a sprawling oak. What do you think? Blue bonnets on an easy hill side in the background also.

Go Paint,

Jimmie

Ranch House Finished

I finally finished the ranch house. This was a great work out on cast shadows. The palm tree really makes the house set back. The treatment of the yard, which most of it was under cast shadow of the evening shade, was challenging. Always good to finish one and get going on the next one.

Go Paint,
Jimmie