Baines' bovines in the Bay

Beach-goers enjoyed the spectacle of cows in the bay yesterday as artist Andrew Baines set up a new shot for his collection.

Mr Baines rounded up six cows in the water at Geographe Bay, Busselton to mark the opening to the Dairy Innovators Forum.

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It was be the first time Mr Baines has used live cows for one of his renowned photographs which he will then go on to paint.

He claimed international headlines when he persuaded 80 volunteers to stand in the freezing Bondi surf last winter for a photo shoot, including former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull.

Mr Baines said the inspiration for the photo came from his passion for painting cows.