Hello again painting fans.
This week I will be continuing with the painting of the 1949 Packard. I’m using my usual acrylic paints on a large 20×20 inch gallery-wrapped canvas. The photo that I am using is seen directly below.
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 are many changes this week. First, I’ve completed the headlight to the rear. You can get a sense of how things will look when the remaining light is done. To the bottom, I’ve added a shadow below the car. Previously, the Packard looked like it was floating in space. Now it is well grounded, so to speak. I’ve lightened the color of the bumper face to bring it in line with the other chrome elements. Finally, the highlights of the car now appear in blue instead of the prior white. I think that it brings a unity and/or consistency to the various elements.
The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.
I’ll have more progress to show you next week. See you then.
Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.
Paint me a picture of your thoughts.
I love your car painting! I am a big fan of illustrating reflections and capturing the brilliance of shiny objects in my work. Very cool!
This is my latest project, a hooked rug for another designer who invited nine rug hookers to create a rug that shows the relationship of color to emotion. I chose the color blue:
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The rug will be in two separate shows later this year, and also in a rug hooking magzine, so yay, publicity!
That’s a beautiful rug! And I love those colors. Is it done?
Thanks! Yes, it’s finished. I was asked to hook a rug by a fellow rug hooker who is composing an article about the use of color to convey mood or emotion. I chose the color blue, and created a mermaid. Her tail is fanned out behind her. It’s 18″ by 26″ in size.