'COWGIRL IN A WHEAT FIELD'
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'Cowgirl in a Wheat Field' is an 8"x10" acrylic on canvas.

1. I saw a little Mexican cement garden statue that had this curled shape, and I loved it. I went home and painted what turned out to be a western (and female) version of it.	2. Just toolin' around in paint, playing with the background, adding a bit of light and shading to her outfit.
3. That was all too much on the eyes so I toned 'er down. It created a serene mood.	4. Here the lighting is different, not the paint. I was kind of digging this but it was feeling too familiar, like cliche, like Juan Valdez or something, haha.
5. Just wasn't going anywhere with the ground and sky and I boldly painted over the ground in black and then added tall grass (wheat). Changed her face so that she is looking up at the "camera" ;) Highlighted the hat, arm, hair, etc and took down the curve on her back.	6. Added clouds which my son said were AWESOME heh heh, added a piece of wheat in her hand, and generally tweaked everything until I was happy with it. Click on her :)

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