From the Cheese Portraits series.

Dimock Cheese located in Dimock, South Dakota is, so far, the only cheese maker I could find in that state. They are a small facility, making all their cheese by hand "the old fashioned way" with pride.
They make a variety of cheeses, spreads and sell curds too. I chose the Colby Jack, which they call "Cojack" on their site, but not their label (unhappy face) which is made from the mixture of two different curds; Colby and Monterey Jack. In fact, Colby and Jack are incredibly traditional and unique to America.

The midwestern traditional "Colby" was originally named after Colby, WI where it was first made in 1885. It's mild like cheddar but without the cheddaring process, and has annatto which adds color and a slight nutty flavor.

"Monterey Jack" was first made by 18th century Franciscan friars of Monterey, Alta CA. This mild white cheese is named after businessman David Jack, who first commercially sold it. It was first referred to as "Jack" and eventually the full name was tied to its origin.

I secretly always wanted to paint this marbled cheese because it's such an alluring pattern created between the different colored curds. It's the composition book pattern that I find rather fun and challenging to paint!

Origin: USA, South Dakota

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