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Dirt Lover

Dirt Lover

Series: Cheese Portraits

Description: Green Dirt Farm is a sheep's milk oasis in Weston, Missouri, just 40 miles from kansas City, MO. The farm was founded in 2002 by Sarah Hoffmann with the goal to create a sustainable, humane farm to raise her family. The farm and cheesemaking standards are high; they're set by the Animal Welfare Approval and environmentally responsible by the organization A Greener World. I was thrilled to have an opportunity to paint another Missouri cheese and this one is so delicious! Dirt Lover is a sheep's milk cheese inspired by the ash-coated gems found in france. This 5-6 ounce spool of a wheel is coated with a layer of vegetable ash and then aged for two weeks to develop that bloomy white rind that covers most of the ash. The ripening in the wrapper during its shelf life of roughly 10 weeks, lets the flavors grow and a slightly tangy, creamy ring to work its way towards the center. The texture is dry-creamy density that lets the earthy, yet buttery and mushroom-y flavor emerge without too much slumping, or oozing on a hot summer day, such as the one this was painted. I cant tell you how gratifying it is to sink my teeth into a half wheel that's sat out for a day in the studio; it's bliss. I couldn't decide how to pose this gorgeous model so I decided on a whole, a half and a quarter wheel as 'triple portrait' for this slim painting.

Origin: USA, Missouri

Tags: Green Dirt Farm, sheep

Price: sold

Cottonwood River Cheddar Reserve

Cottonwood River Cheddar Reserve

Series: Cheese Portraits

Description: My first kansas cheese (for the cheesemap!) was sent to me by Jason Wiebe Dairy in Durham, kansas. This 3rd generation cattle farming family turned to cheese to help get more value from their milk. It turned into a deliciously sweet victory as this cheddar is a wonderfully sweet, nutty raw milk delight. The squares of the reserve that they sent to me had me wondering how to approach the box shape format. As you can see below, I play with my food and the animated gif file is a peek at how I think through compositions like this. Basically I held it with in my two hands and broke it in half to help capture the texture of cheddar curds and crystalized interior texture.

Origin: USA, kansas

Tags: Cow, Cheddar, KS

Price: sold