Welcome back.
This week we’ll be continuing with the painting of the grille of a 1949 Packard automobile. The photo that I’m using is seen in the photo directly below. I’ll be using my usual acrylics on an 8×10 canvas.
Seen in a vintage illustration directly below is the entire vehicle showing the grille in
context.
When last seen, the painting appeared as it does in the photo directly below.
Since that time I have continued to work on the painting.
I’ve now completed the entire lower grille, moving down the horizontal bars to the bottom. (Well, the lower grille is complete except for the house reflection on the bumper guard, the vertical chrome piece in the lower left.) Blue dominates but there are blacks, greys and whites. I’ve left the highlights as simple shapes rather than attempting to duplicate the starbursts of the photo. The bumper guard now has its reflection of the upper grille.
I’ve also done work on the headlight, now closer to its final appearance. I will continue to refine it for next week’s installment. Hopefully, I will begin work on the green body color and its interesting reflections.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
That’s about it for now. Next week I’ll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.
Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.
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Boran2,
You`ve got the chrome wired.
Very cool.
I like the crispness of the vertical push bumper, lower left.
Thanks ‘head. Now I’ve got to do the reflection on the guard, something that I’ve been putting off.
Boran2
I included another piece of artwork, in the FotoFlog, by my friend Dave. It`s different from the motorcycle magazine stuff. You might find it interesting.
Wow, this is looking very cool!
Thanks, SN.
B2 – just love this painting! From the perspective to the painting process – in particular, the reflection in the top of the grill, the warbly house and trees wowed me. Watching the chrome emerge is reminiscent of removing polish from a car, from dull to shiny. Wow!
I wanted to share something I have done. In the Water Foto Floging, JimF’s Frozen Water reminded me of my thoughts on taking an unframed painting and extending the colors of the painting onto a wall, making the wall part of the painting and the frame.
As the chances of me actually doing this are slim to none, I decided to experiment with his photo on a smaller scale. The one condition I gave myself was that I would not buy any materials. After printing the photo on photo paper I attached it to a piece of watercolor board, and proceeded to apply semi-gloss latex paint, nail polish, and watercolors. Then I discovered some acrylic paints and worked with those too.
Tampopo,
That is one amazing way to frame an image while creating a shared work of art. Very impressive.
that is very nice tampopo.
you may have found a new calling, not the traditional collage, but def a hybrid. lot’s of ideas spring to mind.
kudos!
Thanks tampopo! That’s a very interesting idea. You’ve done a great job extending the image. This opens a whole range of possibilities.
This is by far and away my favorite of yours to date. Thanks!
Thanks Bob!