For Texas artist Chuck Mauldin, the visual delight of cows in sunlight offers the inspiring combination of treasured subject matter illuminated by the brightest light of all. Treasured because cows reflect fond memories of the cattle ranch in Hunt County on which he was born. Add the sunlight and his artistic side kicks in, seeing cows as shapes of warm lights and cool shadows. Each shape provides an opportunity to explore color nuances, with the goal of getting the viewer to “feel that Texas heat!” 
Hillside Herefords, oil, 30 x 40”
One Last Snack, oil, 16 x 20”
While cows often meander into his studio work, Mauldin is fundamentally a landscape painter. Big trees and old barns will always catch his eye. A lot of plein air painting has developed his ability to paint with a bold, direct approach. He feels that a painting should look like a painting, especially up close, due to lively brushwork and texture. So far this year he has had paintings accepted into the American Impressionists Society and Oil Painters of America national shows. He and his wife, painter Barbara Mauldin, are represented by Gallery 330 in downtown Fredericksburg, Texas.
Young Angus, oil, 8 x 10”
New work coming from his studio include the cow-themed works Hillside Herefords, Young Angus and One Last Snack, which is the subject of a video on his website,
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