Hello again painting fans.
This week we’ll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I’m using is seen directly below.
I’ll be using my usual acrylics on a 9×12.
Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.
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 car windows. First up was that challenging center side window. Full of vertical reflections, it tested my patience just a bit. Eventually, I was able to get things right, working in the same shades of gray as the rearmost side window. It now seems to have a kind of movement if viewed for a moment or two. (Or maybe I just need to have my middle-aged eyes examined.)
Next, I moved on the the front side window. This one was relatively simple being devoid of much detail. It was the backlight, or rear windshield, that was next. Having blocked out the main areas previously, I was able to paint in the grays and brownish area. By the way, that brownish or ochre area is the headliner starting to come down from the car’s ceiling. It’s an interesting bit of automotive decay, but not unexpected in a car of nearly 60 years of age.
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.
Paint me a picture of your thoughts.
The reflections are really coming along great, Boran. The painting looks more & more like the photo every week.
Thanks DB! Now I’m hoping that I can do justice to the background.
One point.. What I think I’m seeing in the car window reflections is a storage shed. The front side window reflects vertical siding (possibly board & batten) and the rear window shows the front of the shed with the double doors edged in white. The front window of the painting works well, but the more I look at the rear window, I lose the impression of the door – mostly because the lines are not as parallel as in the photo. There are some extra flashes of light along the lower edge of the window – difficult to tell, but probably highlighting some interior objects or torn upholstery. The very rear teardrop appears to be reflecting something beyond the shed. It appears that the back window may be missing, so it should provide an interesting challenge of picking up the hanging head liner & the wrinkles in the seat covers. None of this is criticism, just trying to get back my “art eye” and pass what I see along.
It was difficult to get the lines of the siding quite right. Some of those lines are not equally spaced, making for a further difficulty. I’ll probably leave them as they are now. On such a small canvas it would be difficult to do much more. Also, adding more details to the reflections might be a bit too much here.
The back window is actually still on the car. You may be able to see some white streaks. I probably won’t be doing too much more with the upholstery but may attempt the streaks.
I’ll have to look at this again when I’m fully awake. 😉
Yes, after you called my attention to it, I can see the reflection of more vertical siding in the back window. I missed that last night. This painting & the last one with all the reflections are really challenging and I’ve never attempted anything like it. I haven’t painted in years, but when I was, I was cutting up 10×12 canvases into 5×4 size and painting miniature landscapes. Wish I could find what I did with them and the paints, but after almost 30 years, I suspect that I’d need new tubes of paint at the very least. {g}
Hi Boran2,
Coming along great.
I went back to the painting after reading Denim Blue`s take.
If I may address this, because of the curve of the car itself & the added complexity created by the rear side window having more of a curvature & backwards tilt from the vertical, I think the painting as you did it is just fine, & is extremely close to your model.
“Fun With Reflections” is a fictional book I always think I`ve read.
No harm done & may I say “Hi” to Denim blue.
On another topic, if you remember the etching plates from your Art fair in 2007, that I submitted, I have one of Meyers paintings that my sister just sent me a picture of.
He had given this painting to me for my parents (circa 1977/8)
She got the picture after our parents deaths. A member of Meyer`s family which I mentioned in the art fair, is on her deathbed at this time, & I was linking the etchings in your art-fair to family friends.
Strangely, I then discovered that there was a post from Meyer`s grandson, asking about me. I tried to contact through BooMan, but got no response. Oh Well!.
One more thing, I`d talked to a man & his wife walking their dog over the years & we were always friendly.
I coincidentally was seated beside them at the sushi bar here in Malibu, & found out he was an artist. I have gone to his website a few times & his gallries did impress me, especially since many of the landmark subjects are familiar geographically, & that they are also subject to my photographic scrutiny.
The black & white paintings are exceptional.
Heres the link, I hope you do check his work out.
His name is David Ashwell.
I`m including a Laurentide landscape by Meyer Ryshpan also.
http://davidashwell.com/
Thanks Knucklehead. I like that painting very much. What jumps out from it is how the same color carries through to all the shadows, hills, tree and field. It really makes the piece much more interesting and cohesive.
I’ll check out that site. It’s always fun and instructive to see what working artists are doing.
Hi, Knucklehead. Nice to meet you.