Day 26 of 30

Abandoned

8 x 8

Acrylic

We found this old girl out in the bush almost 40 years ago.  I've always wanted to paint her.

Day 20 of 30

Surf Mobile

8 x 8

Acrylic

I saw this little cutie in downtown Lahaina during the Maui Plein Air Festival a couple of years ago.  It was of course the subject of some great paintings.   

The colored version

Day 27 Cars in color

6 x 6 

Acrylic on canvas

Here is a repeat of an earlier painting this month the original being in black and white and this one I did in color - not sure which one I like the best but both were fun to do.

Working on values

Day 16 cars in greys

6 x 6

Acrylic on canvas

Looking for unique subject matter I came across a photo I had taken a couple of years ago at a friends house.  He has a sizeable collection of old British cars.  They sit in an old foundation and are quite the sight all lined up in a myriad of colors.  Todays challenge was to create a value painting in greys and further along in the month I will do a color painting of the same.

Summer Fun Remembered on Cold Fall Days

Bus Boys
9 x 12
oil on wrapped canvas

I've been waiting to paint this one and since the cool autumn days have arrived it's time to remember a little of the summer past. These boys were hollering and yahooing from the bus as they were transported back from their tubing trip down the lazy several kilometer long canal that runs the length of our little city from the lake on our north end to the lake on our south end. The trip takes about 4 hours unless you jump out half way and it's amazing to see the hundreds of floaties going by, many with their supplies of refreshments tied up alongside on their own rafts. There are running and biking trails that follow the route and it's a great way to spend an afternoon. I tried to stay loose on this putting down a thin transparent ultramarine blue wash over a dried acrylic orange base. While the wash was wet I worked in the colors. The boys were not easy to paint in having some body parts outside the bus and some in but I enjoyed the challenge.

DSFDF Study

Cabmania SOLD
6 x 6
oil on doorskin

When I saw the latest DSFDF challenge I was fascinated by the crush of taxis in the scene. Some day I'll have to go to New York City to see it for myself. I'll try this one again I think but with the buildings as well. I didn't want it to be too complicated first time around.