A bit about the project: The beauty and individuality of cattle has been the focus of my work for over twenty years. Initially I showed the animals in their environment; by the barn, at the feeder or at pasture. Over the years my interest in the personalities of the animals grew and I started drawing and painting head only portraits, often eliminating some or all reference to environment.
The drawing below is called Mug Shots and it is my first collection of bovine head portraits done in charcoal and conte. Each individual portrait is 10" x 10", done on Stonehenge paper. The drawings are in a shadowbox type frame, each portrait is raised in front of the black back mat board to give a floating appearance. The outside white mat is raised further to add depth and presence to the piece. The thin, deep black wood frame was chosen to give an elegant, contemporary look to the ensemble.
This post has been sitting in my draft file for over a year....I am an awful blogger.
An update on the project: The Cattle Mug Shot shown in this post sold at its debut showing in 2017 at the Lakeview Arts Barn. I am so happy that it has found a home, it is one of my very favourite pieces.
The drawing below is called Mug Shots and it is my first collection of bovine head portraits done in charcoal and conte. Each individual portrait is 10" x 10", done on Stonehenge paper. The drawings are in a shadowbox type frame, each portrait is raised in front of the black back mat board to give a floating appearance. The outside white mat is raised further to add depth and presence to the piece. The thin, deep black wood frame was chosen to give an elegant, contemporary look to the ensemble.
This post has been sitting in my draft file for over a year....I am an awful blogger.
An update on the project: The Cattle Mug Shot shown in this post sold at its debut showing in 2017 at the Lakeview Arts Barn. I am so happy that it has found a home, it is one of my very favourite pieces.