It strikes me that today’s art might be the most commercial thing I’ve done in a while. I’m not bragging. I mean, I like it, but it looks like it’d be right at home printed on a tin sign you’d see for sale at a flea market or antique mall.
In truth, it’s a small study, in acrylic with a little pastel crayon and colored ink, based on a photo I took last weekend during our trip to GI Joe Winterfest. This is an old-school-style 24-hour Denny’s in Shepardsville, Kentucky that we’ve seen off the interstate for a few years. We decided to go, and I sort of fell in love with the shiny facade of the building. I took a photo and sent it to a friend in the hospital in Liverpool to cheer her up, and decided to try painting it.
The food was great, too, but they were out of salmon. This was just an exercise in gridding up and painting from a photo. It came out great, but it wasn’t really anything ground-breaking.
Anyway, I may blow this up to a large canvas painting at some point, but it is a bit normal and Americana-y for my normal tastes. Still, I’m happy with it.
To see it bigger try clicking HERE.
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