Day 30 Motherly Love

                                                                 Motherly Love
                                                                      9"x12"
                                                                      Pastel
Final day of the challenge and hooray, I made it!!!  Now back to real life and my new color studies that I want to work through.
This is the third time I did this challenge, but the first time it wasn't a tremendous pressure, I changed my mindset I guess and it worked.  As always it was worth the effort and I learned a lot, enjoyed just playing with some things and experimenting which I don't always do in real life.  Not sure however, if I am going to do the January challenge as it is only a couple of months away.
Who knew how much people love cows, I know of one person that only does cows and sells everything she can make.  Go figure.  This came from a reference photo on PMP by Diane Mowery.   When I saw this I thought it was pretty cool and did one last challenge on black paper.  I certainly do love the black paper and went with a vignette instead of the whole cows.
Thanks much for stopping by and have a great week.  

Comments

hmuxo said…
OMgosh Nelvia! This is wonderful! That has to be my favorite. Perfect colors and amazing texture.....LOVE LOVE it!
September 30, 2015 at 8:35 AM
Jane said…
You did a great job again Nelvia, you really can do anything, so versatile !
October 1, 2015 at 10:10 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
It has always surprised me the number of people who like cow paintings - go figure. This is charming.
October 1, 2015 at 12:24 PM
Nelvia said…
Hi Hilda, got to love that black paper as it certainly added to the texture. Glad you like this
October 2, 2015 at 2:23 PM
Nelvia said…
Thanks for taking a look and leaving a comment Sue, will follow up with your work too. Much appreciated.
October 2, 2015 at 2:24 PM
Nelvia said…
Hi Jane, am just trying to find my way here and guess the good thing about trying things is that sometimes they work!!
October 2, 2015 at 2:24 PM
Nelvia said…
Hi Val, am going to do an analysis of what people responded to in the challenge and am sure I will learn some interesting things. This cow was certainly responded to via here and on facebook. Still haven't figured out the intrigue yet.
October 2, 2015 at 2:26 PM
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