Graze cow done!

December 31, 2012

Done! Finished varnishing last week. Whew!

Wanted to get this uploaded before 2013, so here you go:

2 little terriers sit before a lifesize fiberglass cow painted with wisconsin-made products decorated on it's Holstein body. State of Wisconsin pattern on side of cow.

We all breathe a sigh of relief at the completion and varnishing of the cow.

closeup of wisconsin products

Detail

lifesize fiberglass cow painted with wisconsin-made products decorated on it's Holstein body. State of Wisconsin pattern on side of cow.

Side 2.

lifesize fiberglass cow painted with wisconsin-made products decorated on it's Holstein body. Closeup: fish. Closeup of fish

Side 2, detail.

lifesize fiberglass cow painted with wisconsin-made products decorated on it's Holstein body. Closeup: fish. Closeup of fish

Here’s the whole progression from arrival of the white form to completion.


First print of the year…

February 9, 2012

(Finished in first week of January, but belated posting)

January 15, 2012

For a folio exchange called Everything Eleven (and some A/P ones will be used for my Bestiary), this one’s called:

Eleven Polish Posing

Reduction linocut of White Crested Black Polish, cock

'Eleven Polish Posing' • 3 color reduction linocut with some hand-coloring on Rives Lightweight • 14in x 4in • January 2012

(more than) 11 polish drying

He’s a White Crested Black, cockerel (under 1 year old), all grown up (he is one of my summer 2011 chicks). Quite the beauty, and not too mean as far as these fellows go. I have a bunch of young polish cocks in the barn pen, separate from the coop. When it came time to decide which polish would migrate to the coop (all the pullets and some of the cockerels), this guy was a no-brainer. Although he has about 6 or so other equally handsome brothers of the same breed, when I went to gather up some of “his” girls to take to the coop, he swooped down and tried to grab them (literally) out of my hands. He didn’t try to attack me, but rather tried to grab his girls back. I knew then that I had a good caretaker, mate for those girls, so I swooped him up too. At the very least he would look out for them and not let any of the bigger chickens pick on his girls.

(click any image to enlarge)


Animated gif at Juxtapoz

November 28, 2011

Love the caption for this one (from Juxtapoz):

We’ve all been there


Art Zoobilee opens at Vilas Zoo today!

June 19, 2010

Just got a first glimpse of the artists’ animals today. Beautiful work. Here’s a couple. Will add more later….

My friend Alicia Rheal’s giraffe (#4 on map) and penguin, #6 on map (click any image to enlarge):

artist stands behind painted giraffe

"People Watching" by Alicia Rheal, sponsored by Pepsi-Cola

painted fiberglass penguin by Alicia Rheal

"You are What You Eat" by Alicia Rheal, sponsored by Mid-West Family Broadcasting

My tiger (#14 on map) is still at its indoor location at the Visitor’s Center:

painted tiger by S.V. Medaris

"Cats of the World" by S.V. Medaris, sponsored by Excellence in Dentistry


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