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The Cattle On A Thousand Hills

In Cattle, Country, Landscapes by MykillinK

Cows and calves on lush summer pasture When I drive home from the gallery every day I drive right past Rogers cows. They always tempt me to stop and take their pictures. It is good that I have a digital camera now and can take as many pictures as I want. These cows show up in many of my paintings. …

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Sticken Close To The Well

In Cattle, Country, Landscapes, Western by MykillinK

Herford Cows Sticken Close to the well In hot weather cattle graze early in the morning and later in the afternoon. During the heat of the day they are looking for water. The shade is a bonus. I loved painting the Herfords. When painting any cattle, it is the difference between light and dark that makes the body take on …

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See Food Diet

In Cattle by MykillinK

Three calves at the feed bunk It seems that I have been playing catching up lately. These calves were in our feed lot over 25 years ago, this photograph has been in my to do list every since. I knew I was going to love the painting as soon as I did the initial drawing, I mean how could you …

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In The Cool Of The Day

In Cattle, Country, Landscapes by MykillinK

Black cows in a foggy valley Fog causes the landscape to take on a calm beauty, especially when the fog is thin and the sun is still able to work it’s magic. This scene has intrigued me for years and finally I decided that what it really needed was some black cattle and an extra shot of sun.

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Holy Cow

In Cattle, Country by MykillinK

A cow caught in the brilliance of the afternoon sun After a long hard summer of renovation on the gallery and then preparing for the Artisans Road Trip I needed to do something that was just fun. Holy Cow was the result of this need. I was looking through old photo’s and this one of the black whiteface cow just …

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Green Pastures

In Cattle, Country, Landscapes by MykillinK

Cow and Calf on lush spring pasture It wasn’t until after I got my digital camera that I was able to take successful pictures of this area. When I did it was only natural to ad the cattle to the spot and combine two of the things I love the most.

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Bringing Up The Rear

In Cattle, Equine, Landscapes, Western by MykillinK

Older cows and calves tend to fall to the rear. This painting was pieced together from several photographs that I have taken through the years, and some of it is streight out of my imagination. The clouds were patterned after a sunny afternoon on the way home fron the studio. The landscape and cowboys came from Wyoming photo’s, and the …

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Four On A Lark

In Cattle, Landscapes by MykillinK

Four young calves out to see their world I have my studio up town and this is one of the views I see on my way home. I paint this scene over and over and never tire of it. The black calves were just a bit of frosting on my favorite spot.

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Evening Glow

In Cattle by MykillinK

Black Angus Calves with a halo from the sun There is a magic that happens when the sun is low in the sky and it lands on a black Angus calves. It is the artists job to change this image into a piece of art that draws people to it. I believe that “Evening Glow is one of those pieces …