BLACK WHITE & PINK

Having been for a little trip to the Downs recently I was struck by the milking cows on green crops.
They are so striking as you drive along.

I got to thinking that they would be great to paint

They are not only amazingly coloured they also look to have some personality.
This always helps when painting a cow or anything else for that matter

So I have done this painting and then thought that the pink really looks stunning with the black and white

What do you think

cows

I started this blog some time ago and got way laid.

After I did this painting I had the bright idea of doing a whole series of Pink paintings well using some pink or a verison of the colour.

I think that this is a good idea as I probably need to get into some colour so I'm doing it but you will have to wait for the next one as not finished yet

 well it maybe is but I haven't made the absolute decision yet

Until next time

Mustering to Wean (part 2)

The second day was spent drafting off the calves and then carting the calves up to the top yards which are close to the house and easy to get to by big semi trucks. 

How's this for a great photo

Heading to the yards

Cows  

Cattle in the yards

Tony shifting cows in the
yards

Some of the cows in the yards

Early the next morning we mustered again, this time we did 3 smaller paddocks. We mustered the cattle though these paddocks which head in the general direction of the yards so that at the end of the muster we have them at the yards as the last paddock joins the yards. We got them to the yards at about 11.00am so started to draft, after a good count of the mob again we were short and had to go back. As luck would have it they were at the last paddock's trough and easily got.

We were still some short so looked in an adjoining paddock and found the 3 bulls we were missing. So we eventually had all cattle mustered. Then Clint carted the calves to the top yards and Tony and I started taking cows back to their paddocks. It is a very noisy time weaning as the cows continually bellow for their calves and the calves moo for their mothers, the cows walk the fence of their paddock trying to get out to find their calves and it usually takes about a week for the cows to eventually give up on finding their calves and every thing settles back to normal again. These cows are already pregnant with their next calves so it all starts over again for them.

Cow waiting for ear tag

Cow getting an ear tag

Now all is back to normal and this is the start of a new week which will find me back in my art room, it is a good thing as this morning it has turned chilly and blowy and wet so a good time to hide away for a while. Here's hoping my next post will be a great work of art!!