Some time has passed since I did the commissioned paintings for the California Milk Advisory Board.
The focus has gone from the immensely popular
"Happy Cows" to the source and roots of dairy farming, which is the California Dairy Farmers. The name even changes from Real California Cheese to Real California Milk. It's an interesting fact that when I tell people I'm from San Diego, California and my main focus for my paintings is cows, most look surprised as if I should live in Wisconsin to find cows to paint. They are in for a real surprise because in fact, California is the top dairy state for milk production, followed in order by Wisconsin, Idaho, New York
and Pennsylvania.
Another interesting fact is that 99% of California Dairies are family owned. You can meet the farmers and their families, meet the cows in a series of beautiful mini documentaries that show the families, the farms and make me want to live on one here.
(Artwork shown is graphite and charcoal study for one of the six paintings I did for the California Milk Advisory Board.)
