Peck Pit Junkyard
This is about a abstract as I get at the moment. This is a spot that basically the intersection of Temple city, El Monte and Irwindale off Live Oak Road. Not a lot of live oaks on Live Oak, just industrial places and the occasional palm tree. I found this next to this huge Gavel pit lake where some one rents out fenced off sections of junk areas where the junkyard type store old cars, run little hauling/ construction/ demo business... Basically a place to park you excavator if your a freelancer. I wasn't supposed to be there but most folks let me be as they were probable illegal types in some way. Funny how reduced small it looks pretty real. The original is loose a melted Goose.
This is 10 x20 oil on an ancient "Blue Boy" Canvas board. My Dad was a painter for fun and old bought the cheapest of supplies, so knowing him it was old when he bought it. Anyone remember this brand?
posted by william wray at 10:48 PM
20 Comments:
Wow! only you can goto a junkyard and come back with gold!
I really want to see the full size version of this, because like you said, at this reduced size it looks very real. I want to see how the abstraction comes together like that so well!
I love the composition as well.
Beauty. Lots of great paintings on the posts lately. Thanks for the process shots down below, very interesting to someone who doesn't paint oil but would like to, has me drooling. The anecdotes are very enjoyable too, the thousand year old man a fascinating relic. I've heard the california sun can act as a preservative.
Chia,
Sometimes I teach myself a lesson. You really can't get to loose if the design and lighting is right, so get sloppy with the brush.
Wow Wowie William! You impress me everytime I visit. Have you a published book? If not, it's truly regretful. Although I would love to see your work in person, the next best thing would be a book.
I love the looseness with all of the color variations, impressive!
I like the storm clouds coming (at least they look to me like storm clouds)
Hey Clive,
Since you can already paint oil won't be that hard for you. Consider my workshop, I can get you going. And yes, the California sun preserves Raisins very well.
Absolutely beautiful William.
Love the drama.
Painting looks great, nice comp.
You should save some of those vintage painting panels. You could do some "vintage" paintings and say they're from some amazing 1960's plein-air artist... except there WERE no amazing 1960's plein-air artists.
No book yet June, I was things about self- publishing a small one. but It's a matter of getting the money together. Anytime a painting really hits you and you want a bigger scan, just drop me a note and I'll send you a big copy.
Hey Ryan,
I'm trying hard to keep it interesting. Learning to the point of getting pretty good is very hard, then there is the glory time where you painting and not hating want your doing for the first time, then you realize OK your doing alright but how do you get really better, keep it fresh and you have to buckle down even more, but the steps are less dramatic.
He BG,
Strom clouds they were, but they only pissed a trickle, lovely day though.
Scary Good! Are you considering painting anything of the buildings in downtown LA before all the new construction erases the urban decay?
I'd love to see that. Do it for me.
do it for you.
Just do it.
thank you Stef!
domomic! Thanks, I love drama too.
thanks Miles--
accually there were many of them, Bert Proctor for one... but point taken.
Dan I will do it for you! Thaks for the comission. It's a smart investment.
very nice illustrations..effective use of strong color as well.
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