"Out to Pasture" wins award

The mixed media collage "Out to Pasture", by Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, recently received a first place award in the mixed media category from The Artist's Magazine online competition. Elizabeth's work was selected from more than 1,800 entries. Read the online press release about Elizabeth's winning piece of cow art.

Cow Art and More painter on magazine cover

Cow Art and More watercolor artist Victoria Whorley has her painting, "Heads or Tails" on the cover of the April 15, 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. The magazine is the official bimonthly publication for the 78,000 veterinary members of the American Veterinary Medical Association and contains current events, case studies, and research articles. The editorial staff of the magazine selects a different original artwork to grace almost every cover of the magazine. Victoria's unique painting of these Holstein cows caught the eyes of the editors, and they found it worthy of a magazine cover. Cow Art and More is proud to represent Victoria and her watercolor paintings of both beef and dairy cattle.

Photo credit: "Heads or Tails"

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Collage artist wins award

March's featured artist, Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson, has been honored by The Artist's Magazine with a first place award in their mixed media category for their 2009 online competition. Her collage, "Out to Pasture", will be featured in the July/August print edition of the magazine.

Picture credit: "Out to Pasture" reproduced on a flashbag

A conversation with Gary Sauder: Part 9

What else do you do besides painting?

Right now I distribute an amazing nutritional beverage called Mona Vie. It is a product that has wonderful health benefits.

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

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A conversation with Gary Sauder: Part 7

How long does it take you to get an average painting?

For the most part I can do a painting in a week but I have done and average size (14 X 19) in a day it just depends on the subject and the complexity of the painting. I have also taken as long as three weeks to complete a painting.

Picture credit: "West Lynn Tom Dee", 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 4

Where did you learn your technique?

For the most part I am self taught, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t learn anything from other artists. I have taken workshops from other notable artists and have done several lessons in technique from master artist’s publications. And have viewed and studied the techniques of the artists that I admire the most. I also have taken to not hanging my own work on my walls at home and hang other artists work for me to see so that I don’t become too enamored with my own work.

Picture credit: "Zandra in Lupine," pastel on velour 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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Grazing Beneath a Garnet Sky now available as a giclee print

Just in time for her time as Cow Art and More featured artist of the month, Robin Maria Pedrero now has giclee prints available of her signature pastel, "Grazing Beneath a Garnet Sky." The 8 inch by 10 inch prints sell for $20 and ship via postal mail.

Picture credit: "Grazing Beneath a Garnet Sky", pastel on paper

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