How did you get interested in painting cattle, rodeos, etc.? I've always loved cows. They are a wonderful combination of sweetness and the formidable.
Once I moved to Hollister, western art was a natural progression. Rodeo is such a big part of life here. (I am not a cowgirl. I'm a suburb girl, but I so respect their way of life.)
Our San Benito County Saddle Horse Association has been kind enough to grant me access to some choice spots during the Rodeo in order to get great action photos. My favorite spot was the bull chutes. It was very exciting back there!
Picture credit: "Bull chute", oil on canvas
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.
Award-winning oil painter, Shannon Grissom, now has work for sale on Cow Art and More. Compelled by a single note of color, Shannon uses vibrant hues to express the relationship between color, her subjects, their environment, and the ever-present music in her life. Shannon mostly paints portraits of people, animals and things. Her paintings are large (on average 3 feet by 3 feet), allowing her to get intimate with the subject.
