Shannon Grissom featured artist for February

This month's featured artist is oil painter, Shannon Grissom. Shannon is an accomplished painter, children's book author and musician. She believes in painting in a large format with bright colors to accomplish the mission of "Give your walls some soul!" Enjoy a series of questions and answers all month on the Cow Art and More blog as an opportunity to get to know Shannon and her work more in depth.

Shannon's work will be featured all month in the Cow Art and More specials section. Her work has free shipping for the entire month of February.

A conversation with Gary Sauder: Part 8

What advice to you have for aspiring painters?

The only advice that I can give to aspiring painters is to paint often and treat it like a profession. I have found the more that I paint the better that I get at it and the more professional the result.

Picture credit: "Pleasant Nook F Prize Circus", pastel on paper

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A conversation with Gary Sauder: Part 5

Why do you paint?

I paint because of the unbelievable sense of accomplishment and expression that it gives me. I think that it gives me a chance to express how I view the world and the beauty of it. And I think that it gives me a chance to show other people the things that I find interesting.

Picture credit: "Ideal type Brown Swiss cow", colored pencil on paper

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A conversation with Gary Sauder: Part 3

What is your technique?

I suppose my technique mostly depends on the surface that I paint on. I generally work from very loose to very tight by and by working darks to mid tones to light to highlights and follow that progression about four to five times until I feel that the painting is finished. And I suppose that you would call the technique would be called realism or super realism.

Picture credit: "Generators Topsy", pastel on velour paper

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December's featured artist, Gary Sauder

Cow Art and More is excited to announce December's featured artist is pastel drawing and painter Gary Sauder. Gary grew up on a small farm in Sonoma County, California. He grew up showing registered Jersey cows in the local 4-H club. Over his career, he exhibited many grand champions and was showmanship champion numerous times. At the same shows, he was the dairy showmanship champion as well as the Round Robin Master Showmanship Champion. He earned the Paul Jackson Scholarship that same year.

Gary attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, for two years. After college, Gary took a position caring for and exhibiting the show cattle for then, Meadow Glen Farms of Orland California. About that time he was introduced to colored pencils. Having always been an avid artist with a pencil, this produced an exciting jump into the realm of painting for Gary.

Gary's art is featured in our specials section. Purchase his art and it will ship for free during the month of December.