#117/365 Paintings

A cow’s dignity can’t be messed with. Of course she’s oblivious to how rumpus she is. Her attitude says “I’m happy with my bovine curves. I’m purposeful and pretty, all the bulls say so.” I like that about her.

Project notes: This is the first time I’ve cheated. This painting is actually an 8 foot tall finger painting created some time ago. I’ve wondered what I would do in this project if I got ill. In the past couple days since mountain biking, I’ve had a painful ear infection that gained momentum today. On antibiotics now, and feverish. I will have to make up for it later. I guess ear infections can’t be messed with either. But I will say that this girl was what planted the bug in me to do ‘lots’ of cow paintings. So I’m happy she got into the theme somehow.

#116/365 Paintings

Suspended between day and night, she melts into a sky full of more reds and yellows than her mind can contain. Sitting up in a tree, perfectly relaxed in this risk. But the canaries? No. They are not at all relaxed and melted into the vast poetry of the sky. No way. They worry. They worry, like most birds… in non-sequiters—in group speak non-sequiters. It looks something like: *&^ she –) brown hair *& good for nest(*&&%^ why (**%$ fall and THUMP!!! **&^ she shouldn’t (*& NO *&^% she needs &&*&to get (**^% down.. (*& does she (**&^ where’s her ((*&^ have a home? &&^% treehouse????…

And they go on like this in their fractured and numerous, jittery thoughts. While she sighs in the sounds of their chirps—certain they are singing to her. That they love her company as she melts her worries into the red sky, high up in a tree between day and night.

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My note: Maybe they take up all the worry for her so that she can rest?

#115/365 Paintings

I love how cows look at you with those large, soft brown/black eyes. Mildly curious, regarding you. Perhaps if you offered them an alternative meadow or a monkey to play with, it might, just might shake up the molecules a bit– get them moving at a slightly faster rate. I think cow’s are simply saying, “I’m good here, but give me all you got, I’m listening. I could be interested.”

Project notes: This cow is an acrylic + watercolor painting. It came from paint leftovers. A throw down of unused paint, because I was doing the dishes and wanted to wash the paint plate. Doing this reminded me of what I was doing before I switched from 5 ft and up canvas’s to 6″ x 9″ watercolor paper for 365. The technique I had used for years, finger painting is simply another way of saying, “I can’t be bothered to mix paint or think about it to much. Something will just have to happen by slopping paint on the canvas.” In this case, slopping on small hot press paper. Surprised to see that this is possible working small. Leftovers is fun!