The Sunday Art Show - Quick and loose cows and landscape en plein air painting using watercolour and sharpie

"Resting Rusties" - you can see the finished painting in hi-res here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/two-red-poll-cows-lying-down-watercolour-painting-mike-jory.html This week, I show you a really quick and fun technique that combines en plein air sharpie pen sketching with en plein air watercolour painting to create a cows in  landscape impressionist painting with trees and hedges in the background. These rust red cattle, Red Poll breed were found in a field near Starcross in Devon.
Materials used: Daler-Rowney mixed media paper A4, black sharpie pen, Winsor & Newton watercolour set, round and flat synthetic brushes, Winsor and Newton field easel

Cow Painting - Guardians of the Valley

'Guardians of the Valley' Two cows, horns still intact, lying in the misty twilight of a Devon sky while surrounded by green and yellow fields overlooking a valley lined with hedgerows. See the painting in more detail here.

Cow Painting - The Courage of Youth

"The Courage of Youth" - This young cow was found in a field north of Exeter in Devon. In this acrylic painting I've deliberately used non-realistic colors but at the same time endeavored to keep the hues harmonious so that they are striking but not jarring. The "blue lighting" has become something of a signature in my work and can be seen in several ofmy animal and figure paintings. You can see the painting in more detail here

Painting of Cows!

'Guardians of the Valley' - a painting of cows lying down in the fields of Devon England is now available as a print through artflakes.

Cow Painting

Thank you to the Luing Cattle Society

Thank you to the Luing Cattle Society for helping publicize the Migraine Action Art Exhibition by featuring the show in their spring 2012 newsletter.

Painting of the Day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition: Black Cows lying down amongst heather and gorse on Dartmoor

Painting of the Day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition: Black Cows lying down amongst heather and gorse on Dartmoor

Migraine Action Art Exhibition Picture of the Day - Cow Painting

Here's the painting of the day from the Migraine Action Art Exhibition "Summer Haze"

Cow Painting Notebook: The Courage of Youth

Cow Painting with dramatic unusual colors by mike_jory
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Cow Painting Ceramic Tile

Cow Painting Tile: Purple Blue Violet by mike_jory
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Perfect for adding a unique design touch to the kitchen!

Gift Box featuring painting of black cows on Dartmoor: "Heather Bed"

Black Cows Lying Down Landscape Painting by mike_jory
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'Painting Landscapes & Animals with Interference Acrylics' New article on Squidoo

As a follow-up to one of my previous articles on interference acrylics, I've just published another lens, this time on 'Painting Landscapes & Animals with Interference Acrylics' which you can check out here. The article describes the step by step creation of 'Heather Bed' and some of the iridescent effects than can be achieved.

First few brush strokes new painting on the way

Following on from the preliminary sketches posted recently, here are the first few brush strokes, laying out the position of the cows in blue acrylic.

Second stage, blocking in the cows, also moved all but the left hand one over to the right a little

And now blocking in the grass and sky

You may notice some iridescence from the canvas in the photos which is due to the canvas being painted with interference acrylic.