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New art for veteran artist

July 11th, 2013

New art for veteran artist

It's been between 95 and 105 for 41 days straight here in Las Cruces. That's O k if you're a lizard or a sun fanatic but for this old artist, it means being cooped up inside the house and studio. Hell, might as well be winter outside, come to think about it, a creamy hot buttered rum might not be too bad.
Have not had time to do any art for myself, just completing assignments (That's commissions to you dedicated Fine Arts people) Delivered a 1st generation 1954 Corvette on Monday and a 2007 C-6 Corvette today. There's a 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible at the framers and I'm about ready to start on a Cessna 206 flying over the Outer Banks. Between those I squeezed in a line drawing of a 50' Sea Ray express Yacht; art that will wind up on a frosty glass of gin & tonic or a bloody mary. Been doing this "simple" line art for about 15 years now. The company that offers the bar-ware is Welcome Aboard, an on-line nautical catalog for the yachting crowd. We have drawn every possible kind of watercraft from houseboats to to catamarans, dinky sailboats to globe trotting 200 footers. Gotta run now, heard some thunder a while ago, could a little rain be far behind?

Flat Head Fords

May 14th, 2013

Flat Head Fords

I remember simpler times when working on your car was easy; no special tools, just a spark plug wrench and a dry-off rag. The Ford flat head was the easist to "work" on. Those were simple times, oh, how I long for them now. I hardly know what's under my hood! The V-8 60's were cool to look at, too.

Hackberry Store

April 20th, 2013

Hackberry Store

The Hackberry store in northern Arizona has several iconic images that are part of the total picture. The Flying Pegasus sign and the red Corvette. When photographing this historic treasure those two items much be part of the picture. When using the photograph as the model for a painting, historical accuracy dictates those two item be part of the picture. I think I have met those rules in this painting. The other three cars are a 1929 model A pick-up, a 1957 Thunderbird and a blue, un-named pick-up.
Jack Pumphrey
Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dual Mediums

February 27th, 2013

I am trying something new..........well, new to me, that is, combining pen & ink art with a separate watercolor image. The contrast and effect is stunning. At lease I think so. I recently posted about 9 images that have this "dual-medium" look. Let me know what you think of it at inkyarts@comcast.net....Jack

Art that is low priced but high quality

October 7th, 2012

Art that is low priced but high quality

Pen and ink art is understated as an art form because it
looks so simple & easy......like doodling?
Some uneducated buyers think pen & ink art should be
cheaper to buy but, they are simply uninformed.
Making shadows and dimension out of tiny dots and
thin lines of ink requires patience, concentration and a
steady hand.






An ink wash drawing is simply a modified pen & ink
drawing that uses an ink wash or, where an application
of shades of grey are applied with a watercolor brush.
This is high art and should be appreciated in the same
critique as a watercolor painting.
The challenge is to achieve the degree of contrast with-
out overdoing it.
One of the good things about this medium is, it's quick
and with practice, efficient.

Pen and ink art is understated as an art form because it
looks so simple & easy......like doodling?
Some uneducated buyers think pen & ink art should be
cheaper to buy but, they are simply uninformed.
Making shadows and dimension out of tiny dots and
thin lines of ink requires patience, concentration and a
steady hand.






An ink wash drawing is simply a modified pen & ink
drawing that uses an ink wash or, where an application
of shades of grey are applied with a watercolor brush.
This is high art and should be appreciated in the same
critique as a watercolor painting.
The challenge is to achieve the degree of contrast with-
out overdoing it.
One of the good things about this medium is, it's quick
and with practice, efficient.

Watercolor Art requires the same demands of pen and
ink and ink wash, combined. Pen & ink for areas of solid
black; grey wash for some shade areas & reflections and
blended colors to show shape and contrast without using
a black "cartoonish" line.
As in pen & ink & ink wash, there is no room for making
mistakes working with this demanding medium.
You screw up, you discard it and start over.
Watercolor Art requires the same demands of pen and
ink and ink wash, combined. Pen & ink for areas of solid
black; grey wash for some shade areas & reflections and
blended colors to show shape and contrast without using
a black "cartoonish" line.
As in pen & ink & ink wash, there is no room for making
mistakes working with this demanding medium.
You screw up, you discard it and start over.

 

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