Angus: Standing Cow, Grazing Cow
2026
Painters return to the same subject to find something they couldn’t find the first time—Picasso’s bulls, Monet’s haystacks, Morandi’s bottles. Here it’s the cows grazing the hillside meadows near my studio. Same animals, different light, and no two paintings the same.
Works on Paper: Standing Cow
The Standing Cow began as an exploration of a single, grounded form. Reduced to a silhouette, the animal becomes an archetype of stillness.
The process became a dialogue between drawing, monotype, and oil paint on Arches paper. Each piece captures a “record of responsiveness.” Small adjustments—a runny edge, a flash of color, or a broken contour—shift the emotional temperature from solid and grounded to atmospheric and dissolving.
Works on Paper: Grazing Cow
While the standing cow is declarative, the Grazing Cow is intimate. With its head lowered and spine arched in a gentle curve, the form represents a meditative state of repose.
These works focus on the moment of absorption. Often starting as monotypes, the edges are feathered and textures mottled, making the animal appear as if it is emerging from the ground itself. Within this reduced vocabulary, the series becomes a study of how stillness behaves.
Angus (Grazing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on linen panel
10 × 12 in.
Angus (Grazing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on linen panel
10 × 12 in.
Angus (Grazing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on linen panel
10 × 12 in.
Angus (Standing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on linen panel
10 × 12 in.
Angus (Standing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on canvas
16 × 20 in.
Angus (Grazing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on canvas
11 × 14 in.
Angus (Standing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on canvas
11 × 14 in.
Angus (Standing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on canvas
11 × 14 in.
Angus (Grazing Cow)
2025–26
Oil on canvas
11 × 14 in.
