3 Dutch Girls

3 Dutch Girls- 8" x 8"; Oil by Greg Newbold

In 2009, I drove cross country with a friend to my final summer session of graduate work. On our way to Hartford Connecticut, we made a few fly by stops, including Lancaster, Pennsylvania. This is the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country and it was interesting to see some of the Amish farms and get a glimpse of the horse drawn buggies that populate the roads there. I also took a pit stop to photograph these cows on a local dairy farm. The painting's name, 3 Dutch Girls,  comes from the location and not the breed, but I liked the ring of it. I painted this one in oil on MDF panel- over the top of another failed plein air attempt. I sanded off the most obnoxious texture, but some of it telegraphs through the paint and adds to the final look of this new painting. You can get this one at Meyer Gallery in Park City, UT.

Descending Mist

Descending Mist- 8" x 10"; Oil by Greg Newbold

Our family was driving up Logan Canyon one spring morning when I caught a glimpse of what would inspire this painting. The sunlight had yet to burn off the canyon mist. As we rounded a turn nearing Cache Valley, I saw a few cows wandering down the grassy slope. Camera ever ready, I snapped off a couple of shots. The only problem was that it was blurry. Still I liked the atmospheric effect and figured someday I'd use it. And I did. I'll be taking this up to Meyer Gallery in Park City, Utah later next week.

Lunch Interrupted- SOLD

Lunch Interrupted- 19" x 11"- Oil on board by Greg Newbold

How now black cow? Cows are such strong graphic shapes. I enjoy painting them juxtaposed against the softer textures of the landscape. The proportion of this piece is a carryover from a previous painting I did while attending a Michael Workman workshop a few years back. This one WAS available at Meyer Gallery in Park City, Utah. For about a half a day. I'm not sure if it even made it on the wall before a collector bought it and shipped it back home to Maine. This is a  new record fast gallery sale for me!

Water Break

Water Break- 32" x 24"- Oil on canvas; 2014 by Greg Newbold

Here's another recent painting that I delivered yesterday to Meyer Gallery in Park City, Utah. The weather and blue sky up there was spectacular. If you get a chance, go up to Park City, breathe deep and check out my paintings as well as the other great Meyer Gallery artists. It's worth the trip. This one is one of my favorite paintings of the year so far.

Studio Offering - Holstein- SOLD!

SOLD! - Holstein - 6"x6" oil by Greg Newbold

I did this 6" x 6" cow recently and rather than take it straight to the gallery, I thought I would offer it first to my loyal online and Facebook friends. If you are looking to add one of my paintings to your collection or looking to buy a great gift for someone else this Christmas, this may be the perfect thing for you.

This piece comes as shown with a great little custom frame made by Travis Humphries at Gold River Gallery. I am offering "Holstein" at the unbeatable straight from the studio price of $325. This offer will be valid for one week unless it sells sooner. Sales tax (Utah residents) and delivery charges may apply.

I am also taking a limited number of holiday gift commissions but contact me at 801.274.2407 soon if you want something done by Christmas!

Young Angus

Young Angus - 9" x 12", Oil by Greg Newbold

I just finished this little piece that I started a few weeks back when I painted live at the Williams Fine Art summer barbecue. Click the link above to see what it looked like after the first session. I will now be sending it off to Williams to find a nice home somewhere. Good luck little cows!

Demo At Williams FIne Art

Painting live at Williams Fine Art - Greg Newbold

Last Saturday evening the annual summer BBQ was held at Williams Fine Art. The gallery asked a few of the artists it represents to come and paint live for the patrons. Food was deliciously catered by The Red Iguana and after I had a nice plate of shrimp fajitas. I spent a couple of hours painting and talking with the patrons that wandered by my easel. I tried to treat it as much like painting en plein air as I could even though I was working from a photo.

Many visitors to the gallery commented on my photo. I had to admit that the photo is a montage of elements from at least three photos from the same location pieced together. I rarely work from a straight up photo, preferring instead to move , scale and adjust elements in Photoshop to arrive at a composition that I like.  It was fun to paint in front of a live albeit ever shifting audience. I had been itching to paint some more cows, so it was fun to get a good start on this one. I'll probably put in a couple more hours before I call it finished.

Misty Morning - Sold

Misty Morning (Midway) 14" x 24" Oil on board.

"I accidentally sold your painting" was the message on my machine the other day. The caller was Vern Swanson, director of the Springville Museum of Art. Of course I was initially confused since I had marked the painting as NFS when dropping it off as one of my entries in the 88th Spring Salon. I called Vern and he explained the situation. A collector had wanted to buy my other entry Canyon Romance but was informed that it was already sold. I had marked Misty Morning as not for sale because I had pulled it from my gallery Williams Fine Art to enter into the show and did not want to step on any toes by selling it out from under them. So to make a long story short(ish) a couple of phone calls later, Springville worked out the commission with the gallery, the painting is sold (though it didn't even make the show)and all is well. Except then I found out that my wife really loved that painting after months of hanging in our living room. Now its gone. I guess I will have to paint another one that she can love. 

Painting Cows

Red and Black - by Greg Newbold

 oil on masonite - 11" x 18 3/4"

Michael Workman painting a small demo

Everyone's cows in a row

I had a chance last spring to study with Michael Workman during a two day workshop at the Bridge Academy. It was a fantastic opportunity to study with a painter whose work I have admired for many years. Michael did demos and talked about his work and philosophy the first day and on the second day, we all painted cows. Michael joked that it was the "cow" workshop, but I enjoyed every minute. It was interesting to see how varied the approaches were given that everyone was painting the same subject. Mine is third from the left and Workman's is third from the right. I learned a ton and was very happy with how the painting turned out. Click here to see Workman's most recent show and what Michael's cow looked like when finished.