mixed, 2018
available, 11"x15"
Back when American cars were big, heavy and beautiful. A look at this one before the watercolor was applied is below.
The way I see things in watercolor, gouache, charcoal, ink, graphite, pastels and a few pixels
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Showing posts with label cadi. Show all posts
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Rusty Wings - watercolor
watercolor, 2018
available, 11"x15"
This one worked out a lot better than I thought it might. For some reason I struggled more than usual with this type of subject. Maybe it was the paper; I think this was a trial sheet of Lanaquarelle. Overall, I think I like the paper. But every paper takes some "getting-used-to." I might have had an easier time on Arches or Moulin du Roi.
Thursday, July 20, 2017
39 Cadillac - watercolor
watercolor, 2017
nfs, 11"x15"
Loosening up on car paintings always feels like a double-edged blade. I'm inclined to render cars photographically as I did for several years. But, as I've mentioned here before, I no longer want to be a camera; I want to interpret and paint loosely. So, sometimes I try to split the difference and render some parts tightly and some loosely. Baby steps. The grillwork on this one is loose partly out of necessity. If I were painting this on a full sheet or even a half, I might have been more exact in the execution of all that grill chrome. I've done it before. But, at this size I'm not sure my hand is that steady. So, we went loose and gave the impression of lots of chrome grill tines (for lack of a better word). The yellow is a factory color of the period, I think, though the original color probably wasn't so bright. The original isn't for sale because my daughter expressed an interest in it when it was still in progress -- mostly because her favorite color is yellow.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Wallflower - watercolor
watercolor, 2015
available, 15"x22"
Very happy with this one. Bumped back up to a half-sheet, but kept it pretty loose on the details.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
41 Cadi Series 61 Club - gouache
gouache, 2015
available, 11"x15"
I think the scan increased the contrast in a couple spots more than I like. The worst offender - the only spot that really bothers me - is the reflection in the car door. That's a lot lighter and more harsh than it is in real life. Other than that (and the grass which I'm never happy with) I'm quite happy with this one.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
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