Is there anything else about your art you want people to know? Some colleges and high schools are now teaching airbrush. You can’t teach it per se, but you have to get used to it. Practice! I suggest watercolors first. You can take a dab of paint and put it on a palette and it comes to life even after it dries out. It’s a great way to start without the frustration of the airbrush clogging.
American Farm Bureau is today's agricultural website of interest. The group, founded in 1919, is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united in achieving educational improvement, economic opportunity, social advancement and national well-being. Farm Bureau is local, county, state, national and international in its scope and influence a voice of agricultural producers at all levels.
How did you get started with the cow pieces? My in laws, Margaret and Arnold, are dairy farmers. With my first cow piece I did, I always included the poem:
Margaret and Arnold are my in-laws you see
They own a dairy farm south of me
Where time is measured by what’s left to do
To provide a bounty for me and you
That seems to be about it
Today's art website of interest is ArtyFactory. This website teaches any beginner the basics of art appreciation. Art Appreciation is the knowledge and understanding of the universal and timeless qualities that characterize all great art. The more one appreciates and understands art from different eras, movements, styles and techniques, the better one can evaluate any art work. Even only if an interest in art is simply for personal enjoyment, a greater knowledge of art history and an understanding of pictorial elements, such as composition and technique, should increase appreciation of art and enhance the pleasure derived from looking at it.
What advice would you give aspiring painters? Take classes in school in disciplines you may not like or are interested in. It allows you to experience things in school instead of having to buy a bunch of equipment later. I took my 4 to 5 years of college like most normal people, but a friend and I would continue to take 1 credit classes to be able to use the facilities. We were there in the evening enjoying it. I learned you’ll never make a living at it if you don’t enjoy it. Even if you’re good at it, but consider it a job, you’ll never make a living at it.
Cow Art and More is honored to be supporting the silent auction at the impending National Holstein Convention in Sacramento, California. Convention goers may bid on a cow charm, milk can charm, and rosette charm, each as separate items. Each charm comes with its own 16 inch sterling silver rope chain. Benefits from the auction go to support the scholarships provided by the National Holstein Wives Scholarship Organization. To see more information about this year's auction, click here to see the NHWSO June newsletter.
