Summer Cows

Cows, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on linen canvas.  Even though it's winter, I don't have to paint snow.  

For the Fun of It

Corner of Oblong and Sloan Roads, Williamstown, MA. 8x10 inches, acrylic wash and pen and ink.  This one I did just for the fun of it.

Cows and Barn

Cows and Barn, Williamstown, MA. 11x14 inches, oil on linen canvas.  I wonder what they are looking at.

Cows in a Pasture

 Cows in a Pasture, Williamstown, MA.  11x14 inches, oil on linen canvas.  

Observers

Truck and Cow, Haley Farm, Williamstown, MA.  11x14 inches, oil on canvas panel.  Haley Farm is at the end of Hopper Road where the truck is permanently parked.

Gray Winter Day

The Barn on Sloan Road, Williamstown, MA.8x10 inches, oil on canvas panel. A gray winter day.

Intersection With Cows

Here's another reminder of winter: the Oblong and Sloan Road intersection, with cows. The intersection is located in Williamstown, MA.  8x10 inches, gouache on mixed media paper.  

Painting With Cows

Yesterday afternoon I was on Stone Hill in Williamstown, MA, painting with cows, something I do not recommend.  At least they didn't knock me over, and the painting came out ok.  10x20 inches, oil on linen panel.

A Demo In The Mud

This is the painting I did while standing in the mud, with my boots on, with a tarp to hold my gear dry, and with the cows at my back (on the other side of the fence) between me and the sun.  I could see their moving shadows from the corners of my eyes.  When they walked around, they made plopping, sucking sounds in the mud.  I found myself talking to them as I painted.  You could call it a demo.  8x10 inches, oil on panel. 

A Busy Remote Spot

It's a small painting done in a remote spot, but while there I met two hikers, and then the farmer came to rescue the cow and her calf, and then the hikers came back, so I told them what they had missed.  8x10 inches, oil on linen panel.  

Busy Road

 After the sun came out, I went back to my favorite dirt road.  While I was there, it was busy.  The farmer brought three trailer loads of young cows to add to the herd.  I was told the next step for the herd is being bred to become dairy cows.  The bull, who I was told is not trustworthy, is in a nearby pasture, which I will not attempt to visit.