Edinburgh Cow Parade ...

In 2006, the Cow Parade came to Edinburgh. The Prestoungrange Arts Festival purchased 2 cows. Myself and fellow artist and muralist, Tom Ewing, painted these two cows.

Toms cow was Alien Cow which shows an alien sitting in the belly of the cow, driving it. My cow was based on Redburn Dairy, with the farm animals found inside the cow.

Prestonpans, joined the Cow Parage trail with Alien Cow found outside the Prestoungrange Gothenburg and Redburn Dairy cow was placed down the Cowgate in Edinburgh.

Unfortunately, many of the cows ended up in Cow Hospital due to severe vandalism - mine too. Alien Cow was stolen from its plinth in Prestonpans and luckily found in a garden in Corstorphine. When the Cow Parade was finished, both these cows were returned home to graze at the home of the Arts Festival, the Goth in Prestonpans and can seen in the Goth gardens. These cows will be painted over annually.

Pic 2 - Ready, Steady cow! All the cows gather at Ocean Terminal before being placed on the Cow parafe trail around Edinburgh and the Lothians

Pic 3 - Redburn Cow

Pic 4 - Redburn Cow face

Pic 5 - Redburn Cow as seen on the Cow Parade website

Pic 6 - The Golden Cow of Craigmillar as seen on the Cow Parade website. This cow was designed and painted by Andrew Crummy and Craigmillar Arts

Pic 7 - Hi'land Coo as seen on the Cow Parade website. This cow was designed by a good friend, Lynn Schroder. She works in copper hence the coo being covered in copper with a beautiful copper thistle hanging from its mouth

Pic 8 - Alien Cow as seen on the Cow Parade website