Two John Deere tractors left out overnight – Ref OP 458 This is an oil painting on a canvas panel. Its quite small, measuring 250 x 355 mm or 10 x 14 inches. It started life as an English thatch cottage but there was no passion for it, so it was painted over. Then it […]
Vehicles Tractors and Trains
Paintings or Pencil drawings where a vehicle. tractor or train is featured and is stronger than the background. Some landscapes feature a vehicle, train or tractor but the landscape is stronger, so if you’re looking in this category you should also look in Landscapes.
SOLD – Old Blue
Two old tractors in a field near Ficksburg – Free State South Africa – AP412 On a drive from Ficksburg to Fouriesburg in the Free State you pass by the Sandstone Estate and Heritage Trust. It This farm is home to a vast collection of working vintage and veteran steam engines, trains, tractors, vehicles and […]
Tractor in Norfolk
A “Grey Fergie” – The ubiquitous Harry Ferguson designed workhorse – AP437 This Acrylic painting of a Grey Fergie Tractor is on MDF Board and measures 254 x 356 mm or 10 x 14 inches. There is a funny story attached to this work. The tractor featured in a post on a Facebook Group. I […]
SOLD – Chevrolet Biscayne
Iconic 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne with ostentatious tail fins – Our Ref AP450 If I was asked to choose only one car out of all the makes and models ever built, then it would be the 1957 Chevrolet Belair. It was an Iconic model. But when it comes to being garish, ostentatious and even over the […]
On My Easel – Old Rusty – 21 Feb 2019
1929 Chevrolet 5 Window Coupe – Our Ref OP451 This old 1929 Chevrolet was one of the many variants in the Chevy Stable. There were 3 and 5 window coupes, drop-hoods, 4 door sedans and LDVs (or pickups). 1929 was an interesting year. In Chicago the great gangster shootout now know as the Valentine’s Day […]
On My Easel – Dodgy – 21 Feb 2019
1934 Dodge Pickup – Our Ref OP452 This 9 x 12 inch oil painting depicts a blue 1934 Dodge light delivery vehicle. In USA they would call this a truck or a pickup and here in South Africa it is called a “Bakkie”. Not sure what to do with the background. Whether I should create […]
On My Easel – 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne – 28th September 2018
In the late 1950’s American car manufacturers were big into flashy tail fins. I suppose it was a sign of a booming world economy which had recovered from the effects of WW II. All three of the major manufacturer – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler were busy trying to outdo each other. Some designs were […]
On My Easel – Jessica – Ceres Rail Company -17th July 2018
There is a very active steam train company that works out of the Cape town of Ceres – Called the Ceres Rail Company. They have several restored steam engines and a number of old South African Railways carriages. The company offers nostalgic trips from 1 to 5 days around the Western Cape. In June of […]