Hello again painting fans.
This week we’ll be continuing with the painting of the 1949 Hudson. The photo that I’m using is seen directly below.
I’ll be using my usual acrylics on an 8×10 canvas.
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.
There comes a point in the evolution of a painting where things finally start to come together. After dragging along for several weeks, this one has now finally reached that important point. After darkening the background with another layer of paint, the effect that I was hoping to achieve finally seems to be happening. The lit front end of the car stands prominently against all of the other shadowed elements to the rear.
That front end now includes the old blue paint and surface rust as seen in the painting. I’ve continued to refine the grille, which will see more work in the next few weeks. The chrome is now a bit better defined. Here too, more definition will be coming soon.
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.
Boran2, the difference between the last two images is really striking.
You`ve made it so we now know, there are no lights on inside the garage.
It`s strange that what you did, makes the visual concept so stark, & immediate.
I image your chrome work, which I`m glad you leave for the last, will just bring out the car.
I`m going to have to wait till it`s done though to add it to your gallry file.
Soon I`ll be creating gallery rooms to separate the showings.
Southwestern, Homes, Vintage Hudsons, etc.
I`ll be back next week.
A big part of what attracted me to this photo is the lighting of the scene. I thought it was interesting that only the front end of the car was lit, everything else was in shadow. I’m attempting to replicate that effect, hence the are lights out inside the building. Thanks for your continued comments and the gallery. See you here next week.
damn! l was expecting james bond tearing up another aston martin…nice progression, nonetheless.
l really enjoy seeing the progression in your paintings…it’s very interesting to see how others approach their art.
if l’ve not said it before, or even if l have, thanks for this series.
Sorry dada, no solace here, only quantum. 😉
Thanks for kind comments and for continuing to stop by each week.