The farm was beautiful, and the tour was quite interesting. After being guided through the various barns and corrals, our little handful of tour-goers climbed onto a tractor-pulled wagon, and were driven out into one of the pastures to commune with one of the bison herds. While other wagoneers fed ears of corn to interested herd members, I was busy snapping pictures of some of the more photogenic bison. One that particularly caught my eye was one of the large bulls in the herd, stoically keeping an eye on the proceedings. His head looked to be approximately the size of a Volkswagon Beetle, and his coat was starting to thicken up prior to the inevitable arrival of winter. He was gorgeous, and patrolled the herd with the self assured air of the 'Big Man on Campus.
Big Man on Campus
Acrylic Ink on Bristol board
And just for some loosening-up fun, I did a wet-into-wet, high key version.
Big Man 2
Acrylic Ink on Bristol board
The dog portrait is temporarily on hold right now. Did you ever have trouble 'seeing' where you're going with a painting, and aren't sure of the next step? Now every time I go into the studio, it stares at me from the easel, seemingly mocking my Artistic Brain Freeze. I am hoping doing some quick studies, like the bison, will thaw out my creative neuropathways.
