On the eve of another Christmas, 2012, time swifting going on. On the eve of another year closing, and a new beginning year, 2013.
No stopping the hands of time....
Time to rummage through the closets and attics, pull out the Christmas decorations, tree, lights, ornaments, saved from last year cards, some things new, some old, some things returned to the closet to wait another year...a little picture here and something there...just to make the house look warm and inviting...the colors of Christmas
Working on the menu for the days ahead, shopping, and re-shopping for items missed on the lists. Cards sent, gifts purchased, I'm done I think except for the cooking. Now, comes the relaxing, well, maybe
Just two quick days on the eve of, and then it is back to work and the daily routine. Not really time to enjoy or relax; even though, every year the statements made...are I'm not doing this again, next year will be different, but it never is...always caught up in the rush of the season!
My Christmas paintings sitting on bookshelves with cards
Monday, December 24, 2012
A beauty from the land of Iowa
Last August, we took a vacation to visit family and friends. In the midst of visiting, I am always on the lookout for anything visually appealing. I took a walk in one of my favorite places. In Ohio, I love to visit Clifton Gorge. I've taken lots of photos and wish I would have taken more, but alas I didn't. Currently, I am working on painting from Clifton, but today, I wanted to post a beauty from Iowa.
While visiting friends and taking rides into the country, they were gracious enough when I said stop, turn around, did you see that? To turn around, and let me take photos to my heart's content.
There in the country, right outside of town, was a house converted into an antique shop with too much for the eye to take in, loaded with all sorts of eye candy to view...and an old, covered with rust vehicle!
Bullet holes in the windshield, sitting on top of cement blocks, an old gangster looking car! My mind went to prohibition days, I thought of Bonnie and Clyde, and moonshiners, and bank robbers, and just a cool old car waiting all these years for the owners to return and the adventures to continue.
I just had to paint this car! Problem with trying to paint a vehile covered in rust is that it just looks like a red vehicle when you're done painting it.
I may go back into the paintings, and paint the vehicle a different color so that I can capture the idea of a rusted beauty.
Here are my attempts (I don't think that I am done with these)
I think that the paintings are almost cartoonish. BUT...there was a humor about the vehicle. An old rusting bed frame was placed on the front with a lock to keep the hood closed. The car did have a smile on it's face. Just daring someone to shoot more of the window. I just purily fell in love with this vehicle!
I have more images of it...whether I will do another portrait of it or put in a different scenario or landscape...who knows, but I am sure that I will return to this little beauty!
While visiting friends and taking rides into the country, they were gracious enough when I said stop, turn around, did you see that? To turn around, and let me take photos to my heart's content.
There in the country, right outside of town, was a house converted into an antique shop with too much for the eye to take in, loaded with all sorts of eye candy to view...and an old, covered with rust vehicle!
Bullet holes in the windshield, sitting on top of cement blocks, an old gangster looking car! My mind went to prohibition days, I thought of Bonnie and Clyde, and moonshiners, and bank robbers, and just a cool old car waiting all these years for the owners to return and the adventures to continue.
I just had to paint this car! Problem with trying to paint a vehile covered in rust is that it just looks like a red vehicle when you're done painting it.
I may go back into the paintings, and paint the vehicle a different color so that I can capture the idea of a rusted beauty.
Here are my attempts (I don't think that I am done with these)
I think that the paintings are almost cartoonish. BUT...there was a humor about the vehicle. An old rusting bed frame was placed on the front with a lock to keep the hood closed. The car did have a smile on it's face. Just daring someone to shoot more of the window. I just purily fell in love with this vehicle!
I have more images of it...whether I will do another portrait of it or put in a different scenario or landscape...who knows, but I am sure that I will return to this little beauty!
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Millhopper Library
Beginning August 16th and ending in mid-October, nine paintings of mine will be hanging in Millhopper Library, Gainesville, Fl. I am excited that they will be hanging on the walls, and I do hope that they will be received with interest.
I've titled the show "Cruising with the Oldies"
It was a pure delight to paint the vehicles. The show includes the previous six paintings and the three shown below.
I am stoked about painting vehicles so I'm always on the lookout for anything interesting that drives by me, or passes me, or is sitting in a lot just waiting for me to scope it out.
Monday thru Friday, week in and week out as I am driving to work, I see this gorgeous motorcycle. I just had to stop and take pictures. This is my first painting of the Harley. And I titled it, "Looking for Adventure" and as the others, it is 11" x 14".
What kind of weird person is drawn to rusty vehicles? Me!
We were driving down the road, and I glanced at a parking lot of a grocery store, and here was this rusty, rusty old truck, and I'm yelling turn around....I've got to take a look at that truck!!!!!!!!!
Hey, good thing that I had my camera with me!
"Truckin"....that's what I call it....yep, another 11" x 14" painting
Isn't she a beauty? Look at all that rust! I love it!
"Rusty Blue".....11" x 14"
Living in Florida, you don't see that many rusty cars...but I'm a lookin
I've titled the show "Cruising with the Oldies"
It was a pure delight to paint the vehicles. The show includes the previous six paintings and the three shown below.
I am stoked about painting vehicles so I'm always on the lookout for anything interesting that drives by me, or passes me, or is sitting in a lot just waiting for me to scope it out.
Monday thru Friday, week in and week out as I am driving to work, I see this gorgeous motorcycle. I just had to stop and take pictures. This is my first painting of the Harley. And I titled it, "Looking for Adventure" and as the others, it is 11" x 14".
What kind of weird person is drawn to rusty vehicles? Me!
We were driving down the road, and I glanced at a parking lot of a grocery store, and here was this rusty, rusty old truck, and I'm yelling turn around....I've got to take a look at that truck!!!!!!!!!
Hey, good thing that I had my camera with me!
"Truckin"....that's what I call it....yep, another 11" x 14" painting
Isn't she a beauty? Look at all that rust! I love it!
"Rusty Blue".....11" x 14"
Living in Florida, you don't see that many rusty cars...but I'm a lookin
Monday, June 25, 2012
Rambling along
My husband had a Rambler many years ago....and he was very fond of it
Me, I had a VW bug
He also had a motorcycle which I was fond of too
Painting down memory lane...............
Me, I had a VW bug
He also had a motorcycle which I was fond of too
Painting down memory lane...............
I just didn't have the heart to paint the rust on the hood
Ready and waiting
Each are acrylic on canvas, 11" x 14", $240/ painting, no shipping fees within the continential USA
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Vintage Cars
Grand old vehicles...past their prime, but glorious to view and to paint
Currently experiencing the delight of painting older, well worn vehicles, and I've discovered the challenge of painting motorcycles...yikes!
I began with this wonderfully rusty and dented Carmengia...what a delight to paint
Currently experiencing the delight of painting older, well worn vehicles, and I've discovered the challenge of painting motorcycles...yikes!
I began with this wonderfully rusty and dented Carmengia...what a delight to paint
She's still beautiful! She's seen better days...
My favorite view. Who would have thought that painting rust would be such fun!
A little yellow bug, cheerful, sunny and full of happy memories!
Still functional, still useable, still going strong...the VW van
These are the VW beauties, each acyrlic painting is 11" x 14" unframed, price is $240/ painting no shipping charges within the continental USA
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