Painting in Progress - Cows at the Cathedral

I'm currently continuing the theme I started with 'This Way To The Beach' (below)

 and 'Going To Town' (below)

 As you may have noticed from the pictures above, that theme is belted galloway cows in unexpected places! I'm really enjoying placing these visually arresting animals in unusual environments and thereby creating unusual interactions. For example, in 'Going To Town' the pedestrians seem oblivious to the bovine visitor. However, in my current painting (still in progress, see below) the group of people are aware of the three belties that are stood in front of the cathedral. I've always enjoyed painting people but being able to combine animals and people in one picture is proving to be a real treat :-) Here's the painting so far...

Belted Galloway Cows logo and painting

This was a really cool project I worked on with Paula Matthews from Manor Farm in Surrey. Paula provided me with a range of photos of her herd of belted galloway cattle. I created a black and white logo of a belted galloway cow (based on one of the farm's cows) and Paula then had it printed onto bags, banners and a van. As the preparatory work for a logo and a painting are essentially the same, Paula also commissioned a painting of some belties in the Surrey countryside which is now on display in the farm shop. Check out the photos below and you can see more belted galloway cow art here.