Rio Grande Rides Again 8x16 oil on panel
Today's PAAC paint out was at the Colorado Railroad Museum. I've never been there, but have wanted to go for years. I never was quite sure where it was so I was glad Cliff put it on the schedule. It's a small place considering how many engines and train cars they have there. Tons of stuff packed into a small area. Since it's a museum and the trains aren't moving I thought the challenge here would be to make the trains seem like they were moving and hopefully come alive. So that's what I shot for. The light wasn't great but this old Rio Grande engine was. I saw several other engines that would make nice paintings also. My perspective and the train cars got a little wonky, but I'm happy with it. I took tons of photos so I'm sure there will be more train paintings in the future.
3 comments:
The expressive strokes you have used give a wonderful sense of action. Your colors are striking too. Wonderful painting!
This is great, Jon. Looks like the train is roaring at you!
Thanks! This was a fun painting!
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