Fine Art Blog

Category: Cows

  • 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

  • Caroline Shotton – contemporary ‘Cow’ art & sculptures!

    Well it looks like Caroline Shotton has done it again and produced some amazing new pieces for Autumn 07. I really think her work is continuing to improve and the images are fabulous.

    Dirty Cows by artist Caroline Shotton

    Unlike some artists she is not intent on simply rehashing old ideas/images and making a ‘quick buck’ but she is intentionally adding a lot of depth and imagination to her work and developing the ideas behind them.

    ‘Cow-Moo-Flage’ & ‘Dirty Cows’ are 2 great examples, with her imaginative use of background colours and effects and also the tie in with the name of the picture itself:
    ‘Cow-Moo-Flage’ – with the cows bodies hidden within the the background and the ‘Dirty Cows’ – being covered in mud, a typical scene no doubt throughout many English farms!

    Cow-Moo-Flage by artist Caroline Shotton

    I find her work to be fresh, funky and vibrant.

    Sculptures are a new idea from her for 2007 and ‘My Fa-Moo-Ly’ is the 2nd one produced by Caroline, allowing her comedic cows to be appreciated in another touchable medium! I like the fact the sculpture is the same cows taken from her box canvas limited edition of the same name. I am sure the sculptures must be very appealing to those who own or liked the accompanying box canvas (also called ‘My Fa-Moo-Ly’)

    My Fa-Moo-Ly - sculpture by artist Caroline Shotton

    I think Caroline Shotton will stay ahead of her ‘field’ for many years to come, I couldn’t resist that one!

    thank you

    Russell