Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.186

Hello again painting fans.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics ona 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

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 two big changes this week. The first of these is the chromey detail on the rear roof pillar. The pillar itself was painted a light blue. Upon this background I painted the various curved chrome highlights and details, mirroring closely those of the source photo. I may make a few tiny adjustments but this portion is essentially complete. Note that the chrome details carry over to the window mouldings.

The other major change is the chrome spear that sweeps across the car doors. This was difficult to get just right. Mine curves a bit more than the one in the photo. Note that the spear's lower edge is dark bluish gray, the upper is light blue.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Orange Rage

So many upsetting events, so little time. Accordingly, one must choose one's causes with care. But what to choose? Human rights? Environmental concerns? International policy? No, no, none of these.

Instead, it's got to be something of even greater concern. Something universal. Orange juice containers.

Link

The PepsiCo Americas Beverages division of PepsiCo is bowing to public demand and scrapping the changes made to a flagship product, Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice. Redesigned packaging that was introduced in early January is being discontinued, executives plan to announce on Monday, and the previous version will be brought back in the next month. ...

The about-face comes after consumers complained about the makeover in letters, e-mail messages and telephone calls and clamored for a return of the original look.

Yes, numerous complaints about...wait for it...an orange juice package. Endless war and sanctioned torture are okay. Just don't mess with our orange juice.

Perfectly understandable.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.185

Hello all.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics ona 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

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.

The big change for this week is the rust. The car is now seen in with all-over surface rust as it does in the photo. This effect was made easy by the former ochre body color. I painted over the ochre with some thin watery brown paint. The result was instant rust, some 60 years of wear and tear instantly.

The same brown was painted around the window frames, which have now been cleaned up a bit. The windows are now white in anticipation of the changes to come, and for a bit of clarity.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.184

Welcome back.

This week we'll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics ona 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

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.

I've started to delineate the different panels making up the car body. The lines separating the doors and fenders have been added. They will be less prominent in the final painting. I've also added the horizontal character line toward the rear of the car. This will remain as a visible element. It adds an important shadow below the rearmost side window.

The other changes are more of an incremental nature. I straightened the lower body line. It was curved in the prior version. I've also started to clean up the molding around the rear window. It now has another concentric ring. This will become the rubber seal.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.

Saturday Painting Palooza Vol.183

Welcome back.

This week we'll be continuin with the painting of the 1952 Hudson. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below.

I'll be using my usual acrylics ona 9x12.

Seen in a period advertisement directly below is a similar Hudson.

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.

I have begun the various chrome and rubber elements that surround the Hudson's windows. Starting with some white and blue paint, I have painted the outlines and surface features that help define the distinctive shape of this vehicle. Note that the long curved linear feature will be considerably less prominent in the final phase of the painting. I've just placed it for now.

The side windows have been reshaped slightly but will undergo further refinement, especially the important triangular one closest to the viewer. Finally, the excess blue and white paint was spread accross the shadowed ground.

The current state of the painting is seen in the photo directly below.

That's about it for now. Next week I'll have more progress to show you. See you then. As always, feel free to add photos of your own work in the comments section below.

Earlier paintings in this series can be seen here.