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!
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