Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vintage. Show all posts

6/29/14

Playing with Dioxazine Purple


"I'll Give You the Moon" 
9" x 12"


This is a typical vintage Texas house. I was drawn to the telephone poles, silver propane tank and even 
some clothes lines. I found this view in Fredericksburg, TX.  
Painters note~ I added Dioxazine Purple to my palette for this one. 

I included a Google link for the curious to see my exact location.


2/29/12

Truck Black & White

"Vintage Memories"
10 x 20 Oil

I found this great image from the 1930's that I fell in love with. I kept looking at it and it left me wondering what the man was thinking. What was going on? Who was waiting inside the cab for him? The car has so much personality too. I started out thinking I was going to colorize the black & white image, but I quickly changed gears and did it all in shades of grey and Chromatic Black. I even pulled out the palette knife for some finishing details, heavily applying the whitish highlights and the mans shirt. I added a touch of yellow to help warm up the white tint and emphasize the glow.

I may do a series of vintage images all in monochromatic tints. What do you guys think?