Dairywoman Runs On-Farm Art Studio

Dairywoman Runs On-Farm Art Studio SPECIALTY/SERVICES Specialty/Services 28-1-9 Farm wife and professional artist Bonnie Mohr of Glencoe, Minnesota, gets the inspiration for her beautiful paintings from the second floor of her farm house, where she can look out the window at her family's 60-cow dairy herd. The self-taught artist loves rural America and its lifestyle. Each of her oil paintings represents hours of exacting research and meticulous planning. Her work reflects the landscape, animals and people who are part of this rewarding way of living. The business portion of Bonnie Mohr's Studio is in an office building located about 20 yards from her kitchen door. "Growing up as one of eight children of a dairy farmer, I never guessed when I spent all those hours working with cows as a girl, that one day I would be capturing them on a canvas," says Mohr, who has earned a nationwide reputation as a "bovine artist". She has had long-standing sales relationships with leading agri-businesses such as Purina Mills, 3M, Cargill, Select Sires, World Dairy Expo, American Jersey Cattle Club and Rosedale Wallcoverings & Fabric. She sells prints, collector plates, note cards and originals through her website or directly from her studio where people are welcome to visit. "We are located 50 miles west of the Twin Cities (Mall of America). If you plan a group to tour the barn and gallery, call for arrangements. We are typically open 9-5 Monday-Friday (other times by appointment)," she says "There are times we have to run to town with the mail or other errands, so you may want to give a call before you stop." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Bonnie Mohr Studio, P.O. Box 32, Glencoe, Minn. 55336 (ph 800 264-6647; fax 320 864-6646; email: bmohr@hutchtel.net; website: www.bonniemohr.com).

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