Blue Goat Collection
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I started painting large-scale, color-saturated, character-driven images of farm animals primarily to support my and my husband’s restaurant business. Wanting fetching and distinct art for the Blue Goat, our own goats posed for my photoshoots at the barn, and I developed my process.
The Process
First, I capture the attitude and defining characteristics of the animal. Then I prepare the board and background, apply heavy texturing and blocking, and set about the long process of building up layers of water-carried acrylic color. I work with color spread and flow and migration on the board, blending and bleeding, bubbling and texturizing, and allow each layer to dry between applications. I correct the shading and detail and saturation until the image arrives at its completion—a surprising thrill, every time. It takes over a month of daily layering and detail work to complete a single large-form piece.