This came up lately. So I'll write a little side-note first and then go back to this painting.

Side Note / Keeping Track

Why Blog?

I think it's...

Shadows & Trees. Yum!

Returning to the same place as the previous, I found the magic again in painting the shadow effects.

Cows in shadow. Cows...

Trees, See-Throughs.

We went chasing cows closer to home and found this spot.

Having fun again with trees, overhanging the scene. Nice to create...

"Stay, stay!!"

There are 2 situations most most beautiful (in my opinion) when painting cows: 1) the early morning 2) late afternoon.

At those...

Search for an idyllic scene.

I often drive around to find a spot that fascinates. Sometimes it takes a long time searching. But after a long...

Motivate Yourself With 'Projects'

When you create a 'project' for yourself, it's easier to go out, and be motivated to paint 'Rain or Shine', thus...

There have been people searching for my books using the search function in the sidebar, but because it's only searching within all blog posts (and...

Balance.

We drove for so long, it almost cost half my gas tank to return again here, one of the views early in the drive.

Often I can see the...

Values, Hue Shifts, Levels.

Even when it’s grey outside: go out and paint.
It will toss great aspects into your painting game.

You can start...

It’s exciting therefore.

So I struggled with this one, though it turned out my favourite.
Hours and hours into it. Multiple cows painted,...