Anniebelle at the Beach

For thirty–five years we raised two herds of cows on our farm. I started my art life as a children's portrait painter but soon became a painter of cows. Each cow on our farm was named and cherished and our herd was composed of many breeds of cattle for my painting needs. Anniebelle was one of my most beautiful Charolais cows that we bought from a breeder who was equally in love and didn't really want to sell any of his cows. We promised to care for his Charolais cows very well and Anniebelle came home to our farm.

As life moved on from owning a farm to living near the beach, I decided I would combine my love of cows with my newly acquired interest in capturing the ocean's edge. Inspired by Botticelli's famous painting of Venus, my Charolais cows have become my interpretation of beauty rising out of the ocean.

In my paintings I want to share with my viewers my love for these divine creatures and celebrate their beauty and innocence.