I've had this cow's skull for years and never did anything with it. Rediscovered it when cleaning out the garage and finally made something of it. I was inspired by Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and pictures from Lascaux. My aurochs (a very fierce ancestor of the domestic cow) is jumping over a Horned Moon. We should remember our wilder selves.
Acrylic on cow skull. After I varnish it, I may add a tiny rhinestone close to the Moon. It will be a star or planet, as one may see in the sky, and it will also be a little bit "cowboy".
2 comments:
.. the short-legged antiquated version of the (current)cow, perfect.. the tiny rhinestone, near the moon, is that Venus when it appears close to the moon?
I believe it would be Venus, but I would have to check. Just feels right to put a tiny star there and it would tie into childhood rhymes, ancient dreams and rhinestone cowboy schemes. I like multiple layers of reference, whenever possible :-)
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