Cow Art And More Expands Its Watercolor Collection

Cow Art and More is excited to announce its inclusion of watercolor paintings by artist Victoria Whorley. Victoria lives in central Virginia and enjoys capturing her surroundings as paintings. She has been painting for over a decade and has exhibited her art in juried shows from West Virginia to North Carolina. She especially enjoys painting animals as "the innocence and mischief showing in their eyes is such a joy to paint." Victoria's art will be featured in the new products section of Cow Art and More for the next month.

Picture credit: "Heads or Tails", watercolor on paper

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A conversation with Lynn Bishop: Part 2

How did you get started?

I drew a lot as a kid and my mother, who I suspect wanted to be an artist, encouraged and supported me as best she could, even somehow finding the money for some art lessons when I was in high school in the late 1950's. Unfortunately the teacher wanted to teach abstract painting and I wanted to learn realistic painting, so that experience was somewhat disappointing. Later, when I was an art major in a small college, someone told me I couldn't be "a real artist" and focus on equine art. So I showed them...I quit art and became a veterinarian instead! But the art muse wouldn't leave me alone so nearly two decades later I turned back to art.

Photo credit: "One Horsepower"

Friday's website of interest to art enthusiasts: COW PARADE

For me, it can't get any better than this: cows and art! Today's website of interest for art enthusiasts is Cow Parade. This art exhibition consists of fiberglass cows that are individually decorated by artists, architects, designers and other celebrities. The cows have gone on exhibit in major cities around the world.

Cow parade has been one of most widely viewed art exhibition worldwide by an estimated 100 million people. The exhibits have also managed to raise 20 million dollars for charity. To borrow these words directly from their website, "The cow is a universally beloved animal. The cow represents different things to different people around the world-she's sacred, she's historical, she connects us to our past-but the common feeling is one of affection. There is something magical about the cow that transcends throughout the world. She simply makes everyone smile." The website has a slide show of the all the cows that have been on parade and answers to their most frequently asked questions.

A conversation with Lynn Bishop: Part 1

Why do you paint?

Each of us has some form of creative energy that longs for expression. My emotional responses to life are varied, but when it comes to outwardly expressing my response to something I've experienced, creating a realistic image, through painting or photography, seems most natural.

Picture credit: "Greys", oil on canvas

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Monday's agriculture website of interest: CATTLE NETWORK

Monday's website of interest for agriculture folks is Cattle Network. This site discusses the latest in beef industry news and also has educational links. The part of this site I found useful was a listing on the right of the most popular current event news stories as they related to beef cattle production. There are also links to their op-ed pieces.

Lynn Bishop featured artist for the month of May

Painter and photographer Lynn Bishop is our featured artist for the month of May on Cow Art and More. Lynn received a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of California and originally pursued a career in veterinary pathology. She found the call to pursue art was too great and began painting full time in 1985. Currently, Lynn lives in Colorado and enjoys capturing the realism of animals in many forms. Lynn discusses her art in detail the entire month on the Cow Art and More blog. All of her artwork will have free shipping for the entire month.

Picture credit: "Curious Creatures, Cows!"

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Friday's art website of interest: THE KEY WEST ART CENTER AND GALLERY

Since I am in Key West, Florida, on business today, I thought it would only be fitting to write about the art scene here. Today's website is for The Key West Art Center and Gallery. The center is a non-profit organization devoted to the encouragement of local artists by furnishing them with a central market place for their work. The art center and gallery is currently housed in a historic quaint wooden building in the midst of the city’s old town waterfront area. The membership has monthly meetings where not only do they discuss the business of the gallery, but they also provide demonstrations of their art to the public.