Tire Sale
oil on wood 12x16
This is kind of a typical subject for me taken leaning through the window of my car on a photo safari in Alhambra and beyond. However there is something fundamentally different in this picture. See if you can guess.
A famous artist's lesser known images
posted by william wray at 10:18 AM
26 Comments:
Well it is a great contre jour, with thin painted ground and little impasto for a Wray.
Hi, William, i've enjoyed this painting very much, and I think the mistake or the rare thing in it is just the shadow near your signature...is it?
Greattings.
Enrique.
I'm guessing the shadows distorted from taking the picture while the car was in motion? Really dig the mood going on here.
Duh! You have a light post shadow on the right is connected to a flag post, not an actual light post! Now I'm paranoid looking at it!
Wow, this is a beauty! It seems so rich even without any saturated color.
I was thinking it was because you were advertising a tire sale, but didn't show us any tires.
On another note, I like when the human figure is shown with all his/her "imperfections". People can be "blights", too!
What's different about this piece? Well, it appears to be tighter than you usually go, besides that, I'd say that you're experimenting with glazes. Nice!
I would say it is the cool almost monochromtic palette compared to your usually warm and colorful works. But the what do I know? You are going to tell us aren't you? :)
Mark and Tony are the closest. I usually work wet into wet and this one was treated like a big glazy wash on the the first pass. a week later I took out a sable brush (for the first time in oil) painted the majority of my details and then did a little bit of impasto in the sky as per usual. While it may appear more detailed that usual, it's actually only more detailed in little spots. The washy translucent quality makes it feel more real overall.
I dig the Fechin pieces...what are they from?
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Like the monochrome and the overall atmosphere. The perspective adds extra punch while the eye hangs out at the tire sign. excelente!
Enrique, that is a smuge form my dirty scanner! good eye, but not the subject at hand I was asking about.
Liguid, accually I was stopped at a light. There may be a little distortion but with the sun right there, that's what happens.
thanks Pumml and BG!
YR-- It is rare I do this limited a range, but more is coming
This painting is hot. I like the
way you've captured the heat of the
day. That reminds me, I need to get tires for my truck, Thanks!
Bill, I concur with everyone. This is my favorite piece of late. Beautiful subdued pallet and the sunlight is amazing! Good job, man.
Nice Fechins William. Where did you find those? I have not seen any seascape work by him, thanks for sharing.
yeah where did you get those fechin's? There's a couple pieces an instructor showed me in school a landscape with a mule by Fechin that I have not been able to find anywhere
Paul check this weeks post.
Hey Mark check this weeks entry
Tahnks WK My intention. ;-)
thanks evryone!
Haven't been here to visit you in quite a while...great new work!
Wow. These desaturated palette paintings are blowing my mind. They're really powerful.
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