New Work: Below Zero

Oil, 16in x 20in, framed,

$2300 

Available: The Breckenridge Gallery

Sometimes bone-chilling cold can create beautiful patterns of ice and snow.

I ran across this Hereford steer one February while hiking in an open range area of Colorado. The temperature was close to -20F, but this steer seemed little fazed by the chill. With a heavy coat that gathered a layer of ice, he seemed to actually enjoy the subzero temperatures.

What I loved about this scene was not only the ice caking the back and sides of the steer, but the beautiful teals and purples in the ice-covered background. I wanted to make the viewer feel a little of that chill that I felt that day on the range.

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