Tuesday, November 8, 2011

"Red Pickup at Dusk"


8x6" oil on hardboard

I've never owned a pickup truck. My brother had an old forrest green Toyota Hilux when we were in high school. He bought it for carrying around his dirt bike. The front seat had a huge hole in it so it was a true "bucket seat". He was about 6'4" at the time but he could barely see over the dashboard.

I remember sitting in that old truck one winter afternoon waiting for him to finish a race. I was about seventeen. Youth, boredom and the creative spirit inspired me to completely cover his interior with duct tape. It looked like a spaceship when I was done. I thought it was a great improvement and I was sure he'd love the new look.

He did not. 

I'm a year older than he is so there wasn't any ass whoopin' in case you thought that's where this was heading. 




4 comments:

  1. This has great perspective and movement. Very nice

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  2. Love meeting your blog site..love your style..clean, fresh, relaxing to the eye and FUN subjects

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  3. I really like the way you simplify the scenes and let a few values, colors, and brushstrokes tell the tale. Plus, great story about the duct tape...

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  4. Great storytelling..plus painting is not so bad either!

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