Pig Painting–Vindicator

Vindicator

8x10 Oil on Canvas

Cheri Wollenberg

My grandson is raising pigs as a project for 4-H and Stock Shows.   “Perry” his gilt pig had a litter of 13 baby pigs two months ago.  He now has less than that because a few of them died and he will be selling a few to other children as show pigs.  Vindicator, above, is a pig that he acquired after all these other pigs.  He is about a month older than the others.  He named this pig after Vindicator in the movie, “The Rare Breed” with Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara.  In the movie Vindicator was a Hereford bull that was left to a lady and her daughter by the wife’s deceased husband.  They take the bull from England to a cattle breeder in Texas.  Vindicator leaves a legacy of the Hereford, a “rare breed”.  My grandson believes Vindicator will enhance his pig herd to be a “rare breed”

Vindicator is for sale in my Etsy store here.

A Lamb Named Charlotte

Charlotte

Original Oil Painting on Canvas

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Cheri Wollenberg

Charlotte is a long haired sheep.  She is a bottle baby that was given to our grandchildren.  Those of you who have raised a bottle calf, lamb or any animal for that matter knows how attached you become to the infant animal that is dependent on your care.  Our grandchildren are in the process of practicing showmanship with their lambs and pigs for the spring stockshows.  Their little enterprise has grown from three show lambs to include three pigs, one bottle lamb (Charlotte) and two little goats.  Each afternoon they go down to the stalls to work or exercise them.  Before they get down to their serious business of working with the lambs, they let Charlotte out and they run and play with her.  It is such a sight to hear them giggle and run and see that little crazy lamb run after them like a little puppy!!!!  My next several paintings will be of some of their animals.  I have been inspired both creatively and with love far beyond any descriptive words (smiles).  You can find Charlotte in my Etsy store.

Tattoo The Pig

Tattoo

6x8 Oil on Canvas

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Cheri Wollenberg

I have painted this little pig in a lot of different ways.  I like to experiment with him.  I guess you might call this one my Valentine Pig.  He has been my Christmas pig - Piggy Pudding, Wilbur, Yanni and some other titles.  You can purchase prints of him by clicking: Tattoo.  Anyway.....Happy Valentines to all  Bloggers and readers of blogs, artists, or to those who are addicted to cute pigs!

Piggy Pudding

Piggy Pudding

8x8 Fine Art Print of Original Oil Painting

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Cheri Wollenberg

Occasionally I get some crazy ideas that I have to try and this is one of them. 

Merry Christmas Everyone.

To purchase this print just click Piggy Pudding.