Bevo's Mama - Longhorn Cow painting by Debbie Grayson Lincoln

6 X 8 oil on gessoed masonite $125

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It has FINALLY rained enough here in the heart of Texas to fill stock tanks and raise lake levels! All night the metal roof reverberated the sound of rain drops, and this morning the rain gauge showed over 4 1/2 inches - enough to soak in AND fill our pond. We may now be delayed in getting the potatoes planted, but that is a small sacrifice for the moisture. THANK YOU, GOD!
Last week was a good one, too. After her little visit with the bull next door, Aunt Abbey proved to be due to calve in August. The BAD news is that we cannot take our regular trip to Colorado then, but we will adapt.
I have not had much time to paint lately, but this longhorn cow beckoned to me. I do these little paintings as "warm-ups" - before I start in on the large commissioned pieces. It's still raining outside so this afternoon will be another good one for "me time"!
Genesis 26:12
Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him.
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Time to Leave the Nest

8 X 10 Oil on Masonite $125
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My neighbor, Ron, leases our pasture for his roping cattle. Some are Longhorns, some are unidentifiable. All are entertaining and pleasing to the artistic eye.
This is my favorite cow and her spring-born bull calf who is obviously getting pretty big for his britches. It won't be long before he's bigger than his momma!
Ron's in the hospital right now, though, and cannot wean the calves yet. There are 4 pretty big babies, and since we have beautiful grass right now, I suspect he'll get to that chore when he comes home - or we'll do it for him. Just like some human children, leaving Momma's care is traumatic for calves. It usually means several days of listening to constant bawling when we separate them, but ultimately everyone is happier in the end. Just like with people....
Romans 8:39
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Safety in Momma's Shadow 2

9 X 12 Oil on Stretched canvas with Painted Sides $145
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SOLD to a Texas Collector

We have leased our front pasture to our neighbor, Ron, and yesterday he turned his cows onto it. I am SO GLAD to have bovines around us again - I have missed ours. Not only are they just plain good for the soul to watch, they are endlessly entertaining (except when the dogs roll in their poop) and a great source of images to paint. These are a colorful lot, too, so I expect that you'll be seeing them both as primary subjects and as background.
Ron raises horned roping cows - they look like Longhorns, but are a little smaller, and they are used for ropers to both practice with and for competition. These guys are pretty tame, though, and I doubt they've seen too many ropes yet! They'll keep the coyotes at bay, though. Georgia tried to go out and play with them, and one little heifer and her momma chased her down to the barn, around it and out of the pasture - with the rest of the herd of 3 cows, their babies and the bull following close on their heels. I haven't laughed so hard in a long time!The studio is practically finished and I love it. To reward themselves my electrician-neighbor-wonderful-friend, John has flown Mike and Carl-the-builder and friend Phil to Port Aransas to his condo. They are going to fish and relax and enjoy the Texas coast for a few days (and possibly indulge in a few adult beverages and viewing a couple well proportioned bikinis). They all deserve it, because now I feel like a queen in her castle. The ONLY drawback is this excruciating HOT summer!!!! We still have a wedding we are looking forward to in Florida next week, and I suspect when we get back that we'll head north early in the RV.
Revelation 19:7
Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

Greener Grass

This is a re-visited painting - one I did before I was invited to join the Daily Painters. I am taking a painting break until after Christmas - have a Merry one!

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My neighbor regularly has this uninvited bull visit their place. Somewhere there is a hole in their fence and he comes in to graze and leaves when he is discovered. They know who the owner is and he is unconcerned. My experience with longhorns have proven them to be either very friendly or very wild. This one is in the latter group. As soon as I started taking his picture, he disappeared into the woods and I assume returned to his own pasture...like the prodigal son in Luke 15, although I doubt he has learned his lesson!