Murray Grey: Oil on canvas - 48 x 60
One of the many benefits of being married to an artist, is having someone in the house who can help you decide when a painting is finished. I've been working on this painting for a number of weeks now, had completed the third full pass, and was contemplating a fourth when Karen convinced me that the painting was done. It's hard to really see something that's so close, and after she worked on me for a while, I finally came to the realization that she was right, and I hung it on the wall to dry.
When it has dried I'll be delivering it to Mason Murer Fine Art along with a another recent cow painting by Karen. It was a real challenge for me to work this large, but I think it helped get me past a self imposed size limit I'd adhered to for a long time. Now that I've done it, I don't think it will be so daunting to attempt another in the future. I was thinking of doing a painting of one of the aircraft I photographed at a recent airshow in a larger format. That could be very cool.
Very wonderful. He looks so real like he's sizing you up.
ReplyDeleteShe is awe-inspiringly beautiful. I can just imagine the impact she has in person when you walk in the room. Just perfect. You are such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWow!~ is all I gotta say!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful rendition! Makes me want to own or at least paint one! Thank you for posting this!
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteBig is the new big!
Love it.
Awesome! Love that negative space...really, really good composition!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful, Neil. I think Karen was right.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate all the terrific, and positive comments about the cow. I wasn't sure where I was going with this, and it's great to read that it worked. Thanks, Neil
ReplyDeleteAmazing painting.
ReplyDeleteSublime Neil! beautiful colours, so subtle and quite haunting.
ReplyDeleteThe thought of starting a painting this big would give me nightmares ;-)
Yes, the big question ... when is a painting finished! Pass!
An inspiration as always mate :-)
Paul
Positively wonderful, Neil! It definitely worked!
ReplyDeleteI like how you kept everything low key, then use restricted lights. This accentuates the side of the muzzle(?) as a focal area.
I like how he looks like he just walked right in to the painting from the left. Wonderful job you did.
ReplyDeleteStriking painting.
ReplyDeleteA good way of judging if a painting is finished or not is to put it out of sight for a few weeks. Then, when you see it again with a cleared and weaned mind, you can decide better if it needs more work or not.
Pretty good show. Thanks Guys.
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