"Old Tractor"
10 x 14 watercolor
$150
I went to the most interesting local place the other day---you might call it a tractor graveyard! It was 10 acres of old abandoned tractors, tools, machines and trucks! I was completely carried away and took 111 photos to use in composing paintings! Many of the old relics were almost covered in vines and wild over-growth, so there is a lot of editing to do. But I am going to do a series of old tractors. So this is the first and I love how it turned out. My camera died, so I had to photograph this painting with an old camera and the colors are dulled and the photo is not as crisp as I would have liked. But maybe you can tell something about this painting if you click on it and enlarge it. I love the colors in the old building and I used a sprinkling of salt to get some texture in the grass around the tractor. Notice the Spanish moss in the right top of the painting. In painting this from photos, I had to delete much of over-growth and other things in the photo to establish a good composition. Hope you like the outcome!
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Your trip sounds really interesting. Like your tractor painting and using salt sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteHow did you find out about the "Tractor Graveyard" Egretta? It doesn't sound like the sort of place you normally visit!
ReplyDeleteThis place is right in the center of town! It has road frontage and is always interesting in front, but has a fence so you couldn't see inside. Finally, curiosity got me. The owner had someone ride me and a friend through in a golf cart, stopping often for photos. It was an experience!
ReplyDeleteoh boy! What fun! My father-in-law would be there--but would probably try to rescue and hoard the tractors, not paint them. The tractor is such an iconic symbol of Americana!
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