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cheekymonkeyali [2010-06-15 14:41:10 +0000 UTC]

cows

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Starsong-Studio [2010-05-01 03:15:26 +0000 UTC]

Hi! Just wanted to let you know that this cow has been featured in my latest journal!
Greetings, *frodo-lives

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DawnUnicorn [2009-11-19 01:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Acrylics dont blend as well as oils. I prefer oils as you can work into them as much as you like

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Kimblewick [2008-08-27 13:20:01 +0000 UTC]

I like acrylics. Don't have much practice on oils. I like the cow, though.

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Child-of-God [2007-11-28 02:02:54 +0000 UTC]

COW!!! lol. XD I don't like oils! They take forever to dry and they don't blend well for me. I love acrylics though! I suggest you use those. but only you can really decide.

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Wispyness [2007-11-15 23:34:48 +0000 UTC]

I love the ears! And the experssion, it looks like hes saying "what are YOU lookin' at?"

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AmandaDrage [2007-11-11 14:06:04 +0000 UTC]

Lol, a cow he's great, I really like the deceptive simplicity of the colours (it looks like just black, white and blue, but when you really look properly, there's quite a bit of variation in tone) and the bright blue background. It has a modern edge to it. You did really well with the blending eg on the forehead and the underside of the head, I can't blend oils to save my life XD It's so hard! I can see the subtle wrinkles on the neck too, very nice work Are you planning any more oil work?

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Goodbye-kitty975 [2007-11-10 00:41:46 +0000 UTC]

i certainly didn't expect to see a cow in your gallery! but i'm not surprised at how well you tackled the task. you got the shapes down perfectly and there's a nice clean feel to the crisp black and white. i think the blue you used in the bg adds to that. it's cheerful somehow.

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shannor [2007-11-05 09:14:02 +0000 UTC]

I do know if you want acrylics to work like oils, you need thick acrylics and then prep the canvas like Bob Ross, using 'liquid white' or 'liquid black' on top of your gesso or pre-prepared canvas. It gives you more time to work the colors and blend them. Might be a good way of learning how to work with oils without actually getting the oils out? I've never actually worked with oils, this is all based on observations I've made over the years.

That's a brilliant painting. I'd happily hang it on my wall

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GuardienOfThePyre [2007-11-05 08:03:53 +0000 UTC]

it's beautiful in a simple way

my experience with oils is that they're very frustrating! It's good for people that like pushing paint around, getting them into the exact position and mixing it just right. Acrylics are frustrating because it dries so quickly, much like watercolours, and you need to work fast, but I like it that way.

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bsbhorsegirl [2007-11-05 04:36:50 +0000 UTC]

Looks nice! Moo moo cow! Yay!

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PreciousAngelWings [2007-11-05 01:07:37 +0000 UTC]

aww cute moo cow!! ^^ i like the strenght of the colors.

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leccah [2007-11-05 00:23:54 +0000 UTC]

ahah, ok that's awesome - i'm fairly sure that loads of people would love to have that in their own gallery!

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AnimalArtKingdom [2007-11-05 00:20:12 +0000 UTC]

This is cute Kinda reminds me of vector art

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Ahuvah [2007-11-04 22:52:05 +0000 UTC]

Oh my it's a cow. Never have considered painting a cow. Can't say that i have an experience with paints though All I can say is that the front of the head looks especially good

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GalopaWXY [2007-11-04 22:46:44 +0000 UTC]

It's erm... a cow ._.

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ForgetfulRainn [2007-11-04 18:03:20 +0000 UTC]

I started doing oils recently, and I'm totally in love with them! It's very different from acrylics in that it's a lot thickerm more controllable. But some brands of oils are quite liquidish as well, so make sure you get good stuff. You can get a lot more nuances and different shades with oils because they don't dry so fast, which makes it possible for the colours to keep blending together as you paint, while acrylics just dry, and if you paint over, well all you get is the new colour, and no blending.

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jupiterjenny [2007-11-04 16:26:53 +0000 UTC]

I have had a weird desire to paint cows lately... this is very nice!!!

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klazien [2007-11-04 16:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Mooi gedaan, Linda ! Een prachtige Friese koe !

Ik heb met olieverf gewerkt. Er staan enkele in mijn gallery.
Daar kun je mooi in verbeteren omdat het maar langzaam droogt. En het heeft wat glans.

Dit in tegenstelling met acryl. Dat droogt supersnel en heeft een mat resultaat. Met acryl moet je de penselen direct schoonmaken, anders droogt de acrylverf er in op. En dat krijg je er niet weer uit.

Ik ben met olieverf gestopt vanwege de geur van de terpentine en andere mediums om verf te verdunnen.. Ik kreeg er hoofdpijn van. Altijd werken in een goed geventileerde ruimte.
Laat je goed adviseren over langdurig werken met olieverf.
Het is prachtig materiaal, ik weet het ...

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PinkPenOfDoom [2007-11-04 16:04:03 +0000 UTC]

I love it! It's so graphic, almost like a Warhol silkscreen. I'm sure any eclectic art collector would love this on their wall. I would, for sure

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Shirleys-Art-Site [2007-11-04 15:08:11 +0000 UTC]

Oil painting is hard and I am never satisfied with my much to learn also...but if this is your first I say Wow excellent! I tried acylic drys too fast very frustrating....good luck you are doing great

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DystopicMetabolism [2007-11-04 15:03:47 +0000 UTC]

I prefer acrylics... they dry faster, so you don't need as much patience. I've heard oil is harder to use, but I think it depends mostly on which you've worked with more.

Great painting... I love cows. ^_^

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