In the Foreground

To paint this view of Haley Farm at the end of Hopper Road, I installed myself in the corner of the cow pasture.  I maneuvered myself carefully under the strand of barbed wire.  Eventually the cows spotted me, and they meandered over, behaving as if the grass leading up to me was suddenly the tastiest in the pasture.  Fortunately, they wandered off  shortly after getting within a yard of me.   I selected this spot in the pasture because I wanted to include the shadow across the foreground, and also paint in the shade because it was so hot.  9x12 oil on panel.