Fine Art Blog

Category: Animals

  • Cow-A-Bunga! Cows vs The Art World – Caroline Shotton shows us how!

    Has the Art world now officially gone as a Mad as a Milk Maid?

    UK Artist Caroline Shotton has taken the bold step in repainting in her own ‘Milky Way’ some the ‘Great Masters’ in history and putting them in Cow form. These Limited Edition prints are ‘Moovelous’!

    Moona Lisa by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: ‘Moona Lisa’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo Da Vinci
    (painted circa 1503–1506)

    Moona Lisa by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Cow With The Pearl Earring by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: ‘The Cow with a Pearl Earring’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by Johannes Vermeer
    (painted circa 1665-1666)

    The Cow With The Pearl Earring by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Laughing Cowvalier by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: The ‘Laughing Cowvalier’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘Laughing Cavalier’ by Frans Hals
    (painted 1624)

    The Laughing Cowvalier by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Moo by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: ‘The Moo’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘The Scream’ by Edvard Munch
    (series of paintings 1893)

    The Moo by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Persistence Of Moomory by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: ‘The Persistence of Moomory’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘The Persistence of Memory’ by Salvador Dali
    (painted 1931)

    The Persistence Of Moomory by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Smooch by artist Caroline Shotton

    Caroline Shotton painting: ‘The Smooch’ (2007)
    vs.
    ‘The Kiss’ by Gustav Klimt
    (painted 1907)

    The Smooch by artist Caroline Shotton

    I personally love these and find them a very confident statement on Caroline Shotton’s part. Some really great painting, not to mention creativity, went into these pieces. You really have to these pieces in the flesh to appreciate them fully. Everyone who has seen them has commented how the pictures have grown on them and how their favourite of the 6 keeps changing.

    The frames on the 4 framed pieces are about 4” wide but are light in colour and give the pieces both a modern and contemporary feel at the same time. The other 2 are Box Canvases, the style Caroline has made all her own in recent years.

    thank you

    Russell

  • Here Fishy Wishy Wishy! help me count the fishes please?

    Thought id post this great pic as I really love Koi carp fish and I found this very, very relaxing to look at.

    (‘On Golden Pond’ by artist Michael Jackson, this is a painting and not a photo!)

    'On Golden Pond' by artist Michael Jackson

    Ok the quiz is as follows: how many fish are in the picture? lol it’s actually not as easy as it looks, this artist has done such a great job of painting that its hard to tell what’s a ripple of water, a fish or a light reflection. It’s so photo realistic it’s amazing.

    Apparently there is a ‘limitless variations’ on possible colours of Koi carp, wow! I’m interested in buying some already. It’s actually a very popular hobby in the UK to keep or breed Koi carp and they can live up to 30 or 40 years old; apparently one lived to be 200 years old! (See link below) Must have been all the oily fish he was eating lol

    (‘Like Fish That Pass In Night’ by artist Nicola Read)

    'Like Fish That Pass In Night' by artist Nicola Read

    Anyway, I love fish and the fact in art terms you could paint them in so many different ways, photo realistic like artist Michael Jackson has done….in a contemporary style with big splashes of bold colours, look at artist Nicola Read’s pieces or even in a cartoon/naive style, such as artist Linda Jane Smith’s work….the different ways are limitless.

    (‘The Fisherman’s Arms’ by artist Linda Jane Smith)

    'The Fisherman's Arms' by artist Linda Jane Smith

    Anyway if you want to read about this Koi Carp that allegedly lived to be 200…use the link below..in the meantime I just thought id post a random photo of a large Koi carp…enjoy!

    Take a look at this guy, he is big (Photo of a Koi carp)

    Photo of a Koi carp

    thank you

    Russell

    Further Reading:

    Japanese guy talks about various Carps – Some lived to over 200 years old!

  • These cows likes to pose, Big time! – pictures by artist Caroline Shotton

    Just got the latest Cow art pictures and they are hilarious. Basically they are Caroline Shotton’s take on some of the world’s most famous paintings. Can you guess the names of the pictures these funny paintings are from!?

    Moona Lisa by artist Caroline Shotton

    If you are an average Joe and have no knowledge of art, have a look at these pictures and just see them for what they are, Great cow pictures.

    The Cow With The Pearl Earring by artist Caroline Shotton

    But if you feeling clever, then here’s a test for you guys, like I said can you guess which photos they are representing? Ill post the answers soon in another post

    The Laughing Cowvalier by artist Caroline Shotton

    Ok once you know your score, here’s your rating

    1) 1 Correct answers: you are a ‘Silly cow’ and you need to drink more milk

    2) 2-3 Correct answers: you are a ‘Jammy cow’ and you’ve been eating your grass! well done you’re getting there

    3) 4-5 Correct answers: you are a ‘Clever cow’ and you get a free chocolate milk shake

    4) 6 Correct answers: you are one ‘Lucky cow’ and there no one else like ‘Moo’

    The Moo by artist Caroline Shotton

    The collection is called ‘The Great Moosters’ lol, someone must have been in a good mood that day! The 6 Cow pictures by Caroline Shotton are titled:

    -Moona Lisa
    -The Cow With The Pearl Earring
    -The Laughing Cowvalier
    -The Moo
    -The Persistence Of Moomory
    -The Smooch

    The Persistence Of Moomory by artist Caroline Shotton

    The Smooch by artist Caroline Shotton

    all by Caroline Shotton

    thank you

    Russell

  • How do you use Jedi mind control on a Cow?

    This crazy thought popped into my head when I recently looked at some Limited Edition prints featuring Cows. (Ill call them cows or ‘Daisy’, it sounds better!)

    (‘Mildred’ by artist Toni Hargreaves, this is a painting and not a photo!)

    'Mildred' by artist Toni Hargreaves

    Cows seem to be a very popular theme in Art as of late but this leads to unanswered questions for an inquisitive mind like mine. Some of these artists MUST actually go to the countryside to see Cows close up because lots of artists do not work from other people’s pictures or random photos of Daisy form the internet!

    So Mr. or Mrs. Artist takes a day out to go to the countryside ‘Honey ill be back home later’ packing their lunch, digital camera & sketch book.

    After arriving, they wait for the right moment so Daisy is in the right position and either start sketching Daisy or try to take photos. Sounds simple right?

    (‘Wayne & Bruno’ by artist Caroline Shotton)

    'Wayne & Bruno' by artist Caroline Shotton

    But how long do you wait? How do you make a cow stop what its doing and POSE for a photo? Jedi mind control perhaps? but I’m guessing a Jedi’s powers does not extend to bovines! so it must be some other way.

    I mean its not often you hear a cow say ‘I’m ready for my close up Mr. DeMille’ so these artists must go to extraordinary lengths to get Daisy in the right pose for right photo.

    (‘Trinny And Suzannah’ by artist Paul James, this is a painting and not a photo!)

    'Trinny And Suzannah' by artist Paul James

    Here’s the best options I’ve come up with if your Jedi skills fail:

    1) Hide in a bush for a few hours and wait till ‘Daisy’ strolls by – don’t shake the bush or you will scare Daisy!

    2) Get a friend to dress up in a cow suit and try to ‘attract’ Daisy to come over – bit dangerous, maybe your friend doesn’t want a new girlfriend?

    3) Move town & get a job at a farm for a season but secretly keep sneaking off with your camera to see the cows! And when they least expect it…..*flash* you got your perfect photo & you can go off and paint your masterpiece

    thank you

    Russell