Monday, February 1, 2010

Feeding time



3-6"x6"
oil/panels sold


You probably can't tell but this is a scene of lots of cows....heading back to the barn to feed....in a snowstorm. I love painting cows in snow and always enjoy the massive exodus of cows leaving their range to feed on not so natural feed. Pavlov's cows I suppose. At any rate I kept true to the abstraction of the piece. You need not see cows, nor feed. Hopefully, you see a line and a mass gravitating towards another mass. This thought could be abstracted more but I always teeter(not twitter) on the edge of abstraction and representation. The piece is 3 6"x6" panels. I had to do some arranging to make it work as 3 individuals and a single.(Think Jungian individuation) google it!





I'm doing a 3 day show this weekend in Jersey and may not get to paint anymore before the show. I'm preparing labels...reframing...getting the van ready with shelving... blasting the new ones with heat and air to dry...blaa blaaa blaaa. Cheers, and if you're in central New Jersey swing by the show.......

6 comments:

SamArtDog said...

Works for me! This tryptic is a total success as a representational abstraction of Jungian snow cows.

Diane Leonard Contemporary Impressionist said...

Brian -- best of wishes for a very successful show -- I checked out some of your paintings and I love them -- it will be a great success!

Diane Leonard

loriann signori said...

I am enjoying your new snow series. Seems like you will be getting more to work with this week.
Best wishes for a very successful show this weekend.

brian eppley said...

Thanks Sam, I see you understand perhaps....

brian eppley said...

I like your confidence Diane. We shall see!

brian eppley said...

Thanks Loriann. Looks like you guys will get decent snow. I'm not sure how it will affect the show. I won't be painting this weekend. Just trying to sell.