‘Don’t Leave Alice! Please Get Up!!’

This is a painting of my cow, Alice, who left last year in the spring of 2025. We buried Alice in a clearing by our lake where her mother, Lil, was also buried. Cows are herd animals, which means they pick a leader, watch out for each other—even babysit another cow’s calf to give that mother a break. Alice got to be leader, so after we buried her we saw all the cows standing in a circle around the grave, saying goodbye. We all miss her.

Materials: gouache, paper, clay, fabric, wood, glass/metal

Dimensions: W: 18.25” D: 7.5 “ H. 25”

Year Painted: 2025