Foster Mother Print Heads to Canada

With Hoard’s Dairyman’s 125th anniversary last year, Hoard's Dairyman donated two prints of the new Foster Mothers of the Human Race to each breed association for their youth programs. This Foster Mothers print, donated to the Red and White Dairy Cattle Association, was specially remarqued with the Red and White cow head at the bottom of the artwork by artist Bonnie Mohr. It sold for $650 to Ray and Kelly Van Der Wielen of Canada on July 23, 2011 at the annual Red and White Convention banquet. A summary of the convention is here.

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Bonnie Mohr Studio- A Must See Stop

The Bonnie Mohr Studio and Glenmark Genetics (the dairy herd of John and Bonnie Mohr) was a stop on the National Holstein Convention tour. This candid photo was taken on Sunday, June 27 at the farm in Glencoe, Minnesota. John and Bonnie were hosts to hundreds of people into their home, art studio, and tie stall barn. Everyone who went through the food line saw these two images (the print and the quote that inspired it), including eight buses and many carloads of people.

There were many positive comments on the "Foster Mothers of the Human Race" painting. Bonnie had extra staff on duty to assist customers with their purchases during the tour stop. Have you purchased your "Foster Mothers of the Human Race" yet? Visit www.hoards.com to view order details or call Hoard's Dairyman at 920-563-5551 and ask for Kelly Wood at extension 139.

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See the cows–inside and out!

The national Holstein Convention heads to Minnesota this weekend. The last time it was in Minnesota, it was twenty-one years ago. (1989). Glenmark Genetics, owned by John and Bonnie Mohr, is one of the farm tours during the convention. You can see great cows in the barn, and just as attractive ones in Bonnie's art studio. You can see (and purchase) The "Foster Mother's of the Human Race" print or artist proof for yourself while on tour.

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And--It's the Guernsey!

The American Guernsey Association auctioned their remarqued print this past weekend, and it fetched an impressive $2100. The winning bidder was Patty McMurray of Pennsylvania. National Outstanding Guernsey Youth Winner, Karen Anderson, poses with the remarqued print. The National Guernsey Convention was held in Pennsylvania... and you can read more about the convention on the AGA webite: http://www.usguernsey.com/AGA%20Website/news1.htm

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First Look at the Third Step

As the date of the unveiling of the Foster Mothers of the Human Race painting approaches, we’d like to share the third view of the Holstein head. The first was the pencil sketch, the second was the underpainting, and the third is the Holstein head with color added, but without final details. The background in color has not been added at this point.

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