Art work in oil paints on a canvas covered board.
This is an oil painting on a canvas panel measuring 148 mm x 210 mm (6 in x 8 in) and is one of series including Just an Old Ford, 1937 Chev Coupe, 1933 Ford Sedan Delivery, 1937 Cord Westchester, 1950 Chevrolet Deluxe and Grandpa’s Chev. The first car I remember as a kid was my father’s 1947 […]
Continue reading 1947 Pontiac – In The Tradition Of the Famous Ottawa Chief
The original reference pic for this blue 1950 Chevrolet De Luxe comes from Joshua Morey of Bakersville, North Carolina USA. He had just bought the car in 2019 when he published the pic on FaceBook. It is an all original vehicle with 88,000 miles (140,000) km on the clock. Joshua is co-owner of Grumpy’s Conversions […]
WOODLAND FIRE “Woodland Fire” is one of my more interesting pieces. It has one distinct feature that occurred quite by chance. The brightness of this painting changes all day long, as the light in the room changes. Lovely to watch the intensities increase, and then fade away as evening approaches. It would ideally be hung […]
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This 1933 Ford is my impression of one that was recently offered for sale in California on behalf of the owner from Clinton, Michigan. It is what was commonly known in the 1930’s, a sedan delivery. Based on the 1933 car it had a longer chassis, suicide doors and the rear had a panel van […]
The 1937 Chevrolet Coupe is finally complete. I really enjoyed doing this old rust bucket with it’s patina, rusty wheel rims and broken door handle. Painting old cars is a lot cheaper than restoring them to their former glory or turning them into hot rods or “gassers”. Here are some photos taken during the process. […]
Continue reading 1937 Chevrolet Coupe – What dreams are made of.
The Cord marque only existed from late 1929 to 1937 but in that short space of time they designed some fabulous vehicles and introduced a host of innovations to motoring. Probably the most famous of the Cords were the 1936 and 1937 models. The model featured in this oil painting is a 1936 Westchester. It’s […]
Continue reading On My Easel – Fabulous and Innovative 1936 Cord Westchester
I recently read about a young chap who inherited his Grandpa’s 1950’s Chev. He is busy restoring the old car but it’s a race against time. His Gran has a few months to live and he wants to take the old lady for one last drive. Here’s hoping he gets it finished in time. This […]
Continue reading On My Easel – Grandpa’s Chev, a work of love
This 1933 Ford is still on active duty in the USA and was recently sold after being with one family from the early 1950’s. This is an oil on canvas panel measuring 148 mm x 210 mm (6 in x 8 in) and forms part of a series including Just an old Ford, 1937 Chevrolet […]
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 […]
Tabasco Bottle and two Chillies – OP403 Fire is the name of this small oil painting on a canvas panel It comes framed in the heavy wooden frame you see above. The canvas itself is 152 x 203 mm and the frame adds about 75 mm to length and breadth. Why such a small canvas? […]
