A shaggy highland cow stands in deep snow at dusk, turned three-quarters toward you with those long curved horns catching the last light. Far behind it, across a white field, the small windows of a farmhouse glow warm and yellow. Renee Dalton built the whole scene with a palette knife, so the cow's coat is thick ridges of tan and honey, and the snow breaks into flat slabs of cream and cool blue.
The sky does a lot of the work here. Slate blue, soft gray and streaks of pink and gold pile up in chunky impasto strokes, the kind of evening light that comes right before the farm settles in for the night. Dry grass pokes through the drifts in the foreground, keeping it grounded and a little wild.
This piece of highland cow christmas decor is for anyone who loves the farm in winter, collects highland cow wall decor, or wants holiday art that feels cozy without leaning on ornaments and tinsel. It works as a large highland cow canvas that can stay up from the first snow through February.
As christmas canvas wall art, it fits easily into christmas wall decor living room plans, above a sofa or a mantel. It also looks right at home as highland cow kitchen decor near a farmhouse table, or in an entryway where the warm windows greet everyone coming in from the cold.