Hilarious Holstein

[KreativeK]

8x8 watercolor on gessoed Italia 140 lb cold press sketched in pencil then painted with Daniel Smith pigments. Some areas of the cow's black markings were sprinkled with salt for texture. Mostly I used a #1 rigger/script liner brush and had forgotten how fun it is to work on gessoed surfaces.
C&C welcome.

 

[CaliAnn]

OMG! He is fabulous! A new favorite from you - I LOVE LOVE LOVE him!

 

[Enyaw]

beautiful expressionism ...

 

[Donna T]

In your face! I love this one, Kay!

 

[ntl]

LOL---she's terrific!

 

[snoball]

Super!

 

[Triumph]

I've not tried gesso surface-looks like I can get looser which is a needed effect for me. This is just great! I have a herd of Banded Galways up the road from me, so I may try your technique!

 

[john]

Fun. It's like what is that? Oh a cow! Great textures and that watercolor flow that you do so well. I like how abstracted it is. Not sure about the red around the nose? But I don't know cows that well.

 

[KreativeK]

Thanks all! Most of the vivid colors, especially warms, will be greatly exaggerated as cows do not have that much color in their heads to play with as it is white, pink, and black.

 

[Desforges]

My new favorite of yours!

 

[Artyczar]

WOW! SO excellent Kay! I LOVE your work. Your style inspires me.

 

[KreativeK]

Thank you!