“Meadow Munching”
“Meadow Munching”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
The view is always there, but, the sheep are another story…
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“The Followers”
“The Followers”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
I have not painted at midday for quite awhile and this was a welcomed change. The weather forecast wasn’t very good for the evening. So I took advantage of this very pleasant afternoon. The sheep were absent when I began. It was nice to find them parading slowly back and forth when I looked up…
“Sheep, Allen Farm”
“Sheep, Allen Farm”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
I caught a glimpse of these sheep as I was driving by. A quick turn around and pull over and I was painting. Wind was blowing with rain threatening on the radar screen as I tried to capture the moment. I jumped in the van, thinking I could finish in the driver’s seat as the rain began, but the sheep had other ideas and headed toward the barn. I returned another cloudy day to finish…
“Tea Lane Sheep”
“Tea Lane Sheep”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
Ownership of this farm has just passed from an old island family to a young farmer and a land-lease to a young farming family. Until last week the barn was half hidden by a large stand of bamboo. The foreground field, idle and uncultivated the past few years, will be transformed by the sheep, and later cattle, from this beautiful meadow of Little Bluestem grass to a more traditional greener, grazing pasture. I feel lucky to have painted this now, as it will probably not have the wonderful, winter orange of Little Bluestem again…
“Evening Grazing”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 USD
Finding sheep in this field is a hit or miss proposition. It is usually a miss. These are the rams of the flock and they are separated now from the ewes across the road. When they next greet the ewes, they will be very excited. In spring we shall find lambs timed to be born toward the end of March, otherwise they would be lambing all winter long. This year I also found a very cooperative sky for my backdrop instead of a bland blue one…
“Growing Sweaters”, this is a small painting, 6″ x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
This was a beautiful partly sunny, partly overcast day. Some of the overcast parts were dropping rain and yet the sunshine was on either side of the cloud banks. This enhanced the drama of the day…
“In This Corner”, this is a small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
Sheep are funny animals. I found this flock in a painter friend’s field, happily munching away. I set up my easel and started to work. One sheep looked over at me and immediately started to trot down the path into the next field. Bam! Suddenly a line formed out of nowhere as they all started to head out and away from me…!
“Before Lambs”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
I had planned to paint the barn here, but… It was impossible to ignore these Moms, just days away from birthing. They were patiently awaiting dinner in the shade of the hay barn. Luckily the chore person was 2 hours late. They didn’t feel like moving much unless food was involved. This was fine with me…
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“Down Island Sheep”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. $750.00 USD
Another flock of sheep I’ve had my eye on for a while. Today I found them right where I wanted them, behind the split rock in the corner of the field…
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“More Sheep”, this is a Small painting, 6″x 8″, oil on canvas panel. This painting has SOLD.
I have been watching this flock of sheep for a week or so waiting for them to be in the right place with the right light. Today was the charm…