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Any Stephen King fans in? I'm a huge fan (and also an avid petrolhead), and the love affair started when I bought the book Christine in the 80s - a book, also adapted for film, about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury. 30 years later, I've owned the real thing and also painted a friend's Christine replica - it was my second oil painting and I was quite chuffed with it at the time:
Fast forward eight years, and I'm now concentrating on automotive art. In my own humble opinion I've improved a fair bit since my first attempt at this piece, so I thought I'd have another bash, but this time it's gonna be MASSIVE, which will allow for more detail hopefully. Not much progress so far but I thought I'd start at the beginning:
I've got a portait and a TR3 painting on the go and another couple of commissions to start so not sure how quickly this one will come on, but stay tuned as I hope to crack on this month.
Anth
Fast forward eight years, and I'm now concentrating on automotive art. In my own humble opinion I've improved a fair bit since my first attempt at this piece, so I thought I'd have another bash, but this time it's gonna be MASSIVE, which will allow for more detail hopefully. Not much progress so far but I thought I'd start at the beginning:
I've got a portait and a TR3 painting on the go and another couple of commissions to start so not sure how quickly this one will come on, but stay tuned as I hope to crack on this month.
Anth
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The top one was just your SECOND oil painting? Oh tell me you had painted for years in other media ..... otherwise I might begin to wonder what the hell I've been doing for the last 50 years, if you can get to that level of proficiency in just two paintings....
Stephen King - weeeeeell..... snag is, horror does tend to, um, horrify.... and I've never really graduated beyond Dracula because I'm the sort of chap who hides behind the sofa (well I would if I had one) when the Alien films are on; and as for reading it - well, nightmares ensue. I remember reading Salem's Lot, which was a fantastic book but did give me the creeps; film wasn't at all bad either, as I recall. Perhaps it's the petrol fumes that make you less neurotically twitchy than I am.... (I remember watching the first Alien film [I know this has NOTHING to do with Stephen King or with your painting] with my mum: we both squealed "WAAAH!" in the same place..... I think I've inherited a strong aversion from being frightened.)
Anyway, returning to a point - I'm sure a great future awaits you in your chosen field, and I'm not surprised you're getting commissions: you deserve them. I did paint a couple of cars for a friend who's mad about Ferrari, but found it extremely fiddly and a challenge to elderly eyesight - especially as I had to work from photographs: and the paintings were quite small (well, I wasn't being paid!) which did indeed restrict the freedom to paint detail.
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Hi Robert, yes, horror is an acquired taste and Stephen King is definitely so, but he gave me a love of reading in my teens that I couldn't thank him enough for. Salem's Lot's a good one, but I've got to hold my hands up and say that some of his books spooked me when I was a kid!
I kicked off using watercolours (badly) when I was a nipper, then moved onto gouache (not so badly but still not brilliantly) when at college. First oil painting was a lighthouse, which came out OK even though I knew nothing about media etc - used the oils straight out of the tube and they weren't the best. Did a bit more research for the Plymouth so it improved, but it took me nearly three months to finish! I look at it now, especially elements like the sky, and think 'can do better' - which is why I'm redoing it. Speaking of which:
Took advantage of the dog and child still being asleep this morning and my wife at work, and cracked on. Going to do a bit on the other two I've got on the go, then get back to this tomorrow.
Linda, don't worry, I've still got plenty of reference material in stock for the trainers series...but to be honest, I've had to virtually give the originals away, and can't seem to shift prints either. I love painting but I'm also looking at trying to make my art a second, small income. Maybe I don't big myself up enough, who knows. Keep an eye out though, got a mint reference pic of a pair of blue and yellow Adidas Topangas :)
Took advantage of the dog and child still being asleep this morning and my wife at work, and cracked on. Going to do a bit on the other two I've got on the go, then get back to this tomorrow.
Linda, don't worry, I've still got plenty of reference material in stock for the trainers series...but to be honest, I've had to virtually give the originals away, and can't seem to shift prints either. I love painting but I'm also looking at trying to make my art a second, small income. Maybe I don't big myself up enough, who knows. Keep an eye out though, got a mint reference pic of a pair of blue and yellow Adidas Topangas :)
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You're absolutely right there! As I may have mentioned elsewhere, me and a couple of friends could recite chunks of the book and most of the film script - think we need to get out more :)
This one's on hold for a bit as I've got a couple of quick-turnaround works to complete, but I'm looking forward to getting back onto it in July.