Rally Norway

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Jari Matti Latvala,

Ford Focus
sold

some more snow fun,

from this years rally of Norway

all three paintings are signed by the drivers 

are 4x7" acrylic on paper and go as a set

Sebastian Loeb,

Citroen

sold

Henning Solberg

 Ford
sold

interesting to see how these drivers placed
their signature
Loeb's is neat and goes with the flow
Latvala's fits as well but a bit harsher
and Solberg? he is all over the place

Citroen C4

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acrylic on paper 6x9"

the low morning light catching the 

Citroen C4

 and Kimi Raikonen

i seem to be painting a lot of

Red Bull cars,these days

these rally drivers spend a lot of time in the car

cooked in mud

from early morning till late in the evening...

criss crossing slippery Wales

for the best stages

Rally Wales GB

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the rally is in town!

what a treat,we got woken up by Loeb, Hirvonen and co...

imagine opening the bedroom curtains

and seeing raikonen trundle by...

breakfast and coffee by the window

acrylic on paper 6x9"

got some paintings signed by Sebastien loeb and Daniel Elena

acrylic on paper 6x8"

Loeb at Builth Wells cattle market

Sebestian Loeb

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acrylic on paper 7x10"

Last weekend,Loeb did his thing in Mexico
i think this guy needs a new challange
he is just too good at this rally thing

Mr Loeb

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acrylic on paper 7x10" sold

Sebastien Loeb
six times world champion.

respect!

amazing!!

normally i would drive for days to see these cars

hike for miles in the woods,to see them in action

but not this time,they came right through our street in Builth Wells

what a treat!

Loeb again

DAY 80





As much as i like and admire Sebestian Loeb,i hope he doesn't get it all his way this year...again!
acrylic on paper 6x8"

Night stage

DAY TWENTY

Who else but Loeb! acrylic on paper 6x8"

We haven't seen any night stages for a few years at the WRC.

Luckely for me and my brush (and you,i hope) there were some at the Monte Carlo rally this year,

Love painting these!

WRC who?

Day six

So,who is going to be WRC World Champion in 2007?

Flying Finn Marcus Gronholm,Acrylic on paper 9x12" sold


or steady Sebestian Loeb,oil on canvas 18x24" sold

Rally WIP

Day five

In anticipation of the rally of Monte carlo,
i thought i show you a little WIP,work in progress,i did a while ago...


step1
starting with blocking in the dark areas,this is my scaffholding,knowing I will go a bit wild later on,I need something that holds the structure in place.
Cars have straight lines,curves and details that are important to it's character.
from my plein air adventures,I know that shadows are not black,so I will put washes of color over them as I go along,I don't use black.
Wish me luck...

step2

Blocking in the road,with a mixture of,permanent magenta,med.cad.yellow,touch of ultra m. blue and white.

step3

Playing with ultra marine: still only using one brush,it is so old,you can't reed the number but it is fairly big.I'm painting on paper,small,8x12''...... trying to paint light effects,rather than details.....or even a car!!

Those light effects can be turned into speed effects,and the ball starts rolling............

step 4

What a difference a little red makes....mind you.....I hardly touch the stuff,most of it is magenta.
When racing cars tear through the air,they spit out all sort of bits,a lot of hot air,bits of rubber and the tarmac gets a thrashing too!
This is a good excuse to push some colors of the car around the scenery,and get some of the scenery into the car.

Thought I spoil you with a self indulgend detail shot...

Right! the next stage is it;how far do I take it,witch details to pick out,wich ones to destroy.this is the stage where even I get confused!

Well this is it..........better stop now........next!

Wonder if we get any of that white stuff this year

Colin McRae,Citroen,Monte Carlo

Acrylic on paper 9x12" sold