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I decided to go for the
smoothness of the rear fender and the stippled texture of the seat
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Next was the tire, wheel, disk
brakes, and shock/spring, in which some color from the sky took on
more prominence. The spring was tough. I enjoy the shadow on the front
of the fender, cast by the key hanging from the ignition. |
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I finished up the rear of the
bike, and the pipes. LOTS of tiny little detail in the chrome
obviously. I
hadn't realized until painting that each of those three oval fixtures
beneath the spring have the Harley shield on them. If you look closely
(especially in the actual painting) at the rounded chrome cover
beneath the main Harley plaque, you can see the reflection of whomever
is taking the picture. It was at this stage that I decided I really
wanted to do something that helped to identify this unmistakably as a
painting and not a photograph. |
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Finished up the Harley plaque
and then tackled the jeans. Having never done denim before I was a
little nervous, but I like the results. Whew!!! Those blue-jean
seams!!! I especially liked the fold at the bottom, and the frayed
hem.
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Finished! No, that's not a cookie I left
lying on the canvas for this picture - it's painted on, as is the red
paint and tube, the film tin palette, brushes and fork. I think this
helps lift it from simply being a reproduction of a photo to being a
piece of art! And it helps make it indisputably a 'painting' and not a
photograph. |
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