Winter's Chill

This is largely a made up composition. I saw the bare bones on a friend's Facebook post. I then added things like hay bales, live stock, etc. The photo reminded me of Edward Hopper. I added the influence of Frank Reaugh. I worked in Gamblin Oils on Arches oil paper.

Wind Power And Cows

Pam usually drives when we travel in California. I sketch and manage the tunes. We were heading out of the Central Valley area when I sketched this scene. This is the first painting inspired by that sketchbook entry. I used a variety of pastels on cream Sabretooth paper. Like Texas, California is going through drought conditions. Hopefully that will end soon.

Grazing In The Grass

I love painting cows and hay bales. Its the country girl in me. This is yet another landscape from the Sulfur Springs, Texas highway. I worked on a surface coated with Golden's coarse pumice gel. The under painting was gouache.

Headed In

Riding back home to Commerce from Sulfur Springs I saw these guys walking away from the highway as if they were headed in for the night.

Hillside Dining

I threw down this quick impression of cows dining on the hillside as my last sketch of the day. I added some pastel back at the house. I wanted to refine it more but decided to stay with the initial impression.