Bud McGee’s Field

Posted on | April 29, 2014 | Comments Off on Bud McGee’s Field

While driving from Atlanta to Louisiana, I left the highway at Forest, Mississippi to search for a subject to paint.  Finally, I spotted this gorgeous field full of small yellow flowers.  Little did I know, that the local dairy farmers had a different opinion of these little beauties.  The owner of the farm, Bud, and his grandson Matthew, let me know they didn’t think the yellow fields were pretty.  You’re not from around here are you, they asked?  “They’re weeds and I hate em”, said Bud.  The little yellow flowers are full of sulphur and the cows won’t stick their noses in them to get to the grass below.  As I painted they were spraying and cutting and anything else possible to kill the weeds.  I painted fast because if Bud had his way they would be gone the next day.  That is until they came back next year, of which I was assured by Bud, they surely would.  Oil on 9″ x 12″ linen panel.  “Available”

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