A cold and snowy winter is the perfect time to begin a motorcycle painting! The paintings themselves take months to do....no better time to begin than when the temperatures are in the single digits...with bitter cold wind chills!
I took this photo a couple of summers ago. I LOVE all the reflections that appear in the chrome on this bike! I began by doing a detailed drawing....and that took a while!! I wanted to make sure I got every detail correct...a necessity when painting a piece of machinery. After I felt the drawing was accurate, I began by laying down light washes of Cobalt Blue for the sky reflections, and also washes of Sepia for the reflections of the pavement in the chrome. I also like to put in some darks, using Payne's Grey in various places throughout the painting.
It sure doesn't look like much now. I remember a teacher told me that ALL paintings go through an "ugly stage" and to not give up! I think of those words often! With the weather forecast of many cold and snowy days ahead....I think I'll be able to get past the "ugly stage" soon!!
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