Two Small Cow Paintings!

Little Alice - Cow Painting

6x8 Oil on Ramar Artist Board

Cheri Wollenberg

Sassy

6x6 Canvas Print

Cheri Wollenberg

Today I'm being kind of lazy and posting about two small paintings at once.  I decided to do some smaller works.  Actually this is a challenge to me.  I don't work too well with small brushes. I'm used to doing much larger works of cows, and I use much larger brushes.  These are two of our son's cows.  I have a wealth of resources with his changing herds.  My husband and I run around in the Gator and the cows come up very close to the Gator.  They are so curious and many times think we are coming with something for them to eat.  Had a good time taking photos of these!  

Blondie - A Cow Painting

Blondie

8x10 Oil Painting on Canvas

Cheri Wollenberg 

Blondie is another one of my son's cows that graze behind our house.  She had her nose turned up one evening as the sun was going down and I fancied that she was smelling the grass and clover that was all around her and the other cattle.  Her blond coat of summer hair was high lighted in the sun,  and her ears were perked up as I walked up with my camera.  She looks proud and relaxed in this painting.  Cow paintings are such a favorite thing to paint.  She is priced in my Etsy shop.  This link will take you there.

Beethoven

Beethoven

12x12 Oil on Canvas

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Cheri Wollenberg

The story behind my Beethoven bovine (the second in my "Musician Bovine" series) is that as I was about to finish him I asked my husband what he thought of him.  He grinned....I knew that he was going to give me his honest opinion.  He said that usually when cows' ears are down it meant that they were sick or running a fever!  Oh well, as I have expressed before, I like to embellish and my comeback to him was that he was running up to my camera - which he was.  But I thought this is the best bovine to represent Beethoven.  Even with the handicap of deafness, he overcame and produced great music.  My Beethoven has ears that would remind folks that a handicap can be overcome with determination and a lot of encouragement from others. 

Bach

Bach

12x12 Oil on Canvas

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Cheri Wollenberg

I am working on a new series of cow paintings.  This particular group will have musicians' names.  I have finished three and working now on the fourth.  I have lovingly called them "bovinia" in the past for those who give me a hard time....you know.....people like my husband.  He has raised cattle all his life.  He also has his own idea what a good bovine looks like, and I like to embellish them a wee bit (laugh).  Prints of these guys are available at Bach

Pete and RePete

Pete and RePete

18x18 Oil on Canvas

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Cheri Wollenberg

Three Amigos

Three Amigos

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(Fine Art Prints Available)

I lived most of my life on a farm-ranch in Oklahoma.  This experience gave me a great appreciation for the natural beauty and design of the outdoors and of farm animals.  The patterns and natural earth tone colors of steers' coats became a fancy for me.  The "Three Amigos" is an oil painting I did of three steers.   I have painted them several times and I only have giclee prints of them now.  I sell other cow paintings on http://www.chatterboxart.etsy.com/.