Art & Inspiration Super early Friday Art Post.... sorry this couldn't wait!!

So I was looking through an old issue of Scale Auto and came across this diorama article about junkyard scenes. It was way cool, and instantly I was inspired!! I had an art attack!! bbbaaahhhha!!

So I got to work.

First I went to Wal mart and bought a few sheets of canvas, I took a sheet and brushed on regular white glue as a base, mixed a few different colors and grades of sand (used for blasting) and packed it down against the glue on the canvas. When it dried, that "crust" was a nice base but sand was still way too loose. I mixed about 50/50 white glue and water in a jar, and brushed it on the sand. When that dried it was hard as a rock. It was too shiny (the glass in the sand) and didn't look right, so i mixed some Testors flat, military, and some other browns together and 'dabbed' different shades and colors around till i thought it looked like earth.

Considering I'm a Chevvie guy, a rotten FOMOCO was the only vehicle of choice! I took a busted Ford and dremel'ed it like crazy, cutting the trim so it looked like it was hanging off, cutting the panels from the inside paper thin making it look rusted out. A lighter melted the roof a bit and pushing on it made it look like dents. Black primer was a nice base, mixed with red oxide primer and a final coat brushed on mad it look rusty. I used the guy from a 69 Camaro diecast i bought and cut the base off and re-painted him to look *gasp!* like me! Same shoes, hooker headers tee, and lamb chops. What a fag I know- I was bored. Anyways, the local dollar store supplied the 'dollhouse' fencing which a glued together and painted, and a dead branch from the back of the shop here made a good tree. The weeds and grass where also a dollarstore buy, used for flower arangements I guess.

I fasened everything down using paperclips and super glue. The hardest thing to do was getting the 'grass & weeds' to glue down. Again white glue mixed with water worked, but it took like 10 coats.

All in all, it took me about 2 weeks, and maybe 12 hours in total to build. It cost me no more than $15 in materials too.

I know... I'm a loser

 

no ones got art or what? It must be friday somewhere in the world...

 

Thats bad ass!! i got some photos i need to scan and post.. my ole lady is taking a photo class right now and has taking some sweet pics.

 

GR63- that is awesome. I like it alot.

 

I can see why you couldn't wait. It won't be long till that rusts into oblivion! lol
Great job, looks like it was a fun project.

 

ok i scanned what she has developed so far. she has a bunch of bad ass ones from this junkyard we went to a few weeks ago but only developed a few so far. the class is kinda fast paced since its a summer class. But i think she is doing preety good so far. Any way here are some of the shots hope u guys dig em.

 

Nice diorama, nice photos. But Bryan I thought maybe you'd post that Filpansick (or whatever it was called) poster. That's some sweet art.

 

Graverobber....that's just awsome. Make sure it goes in the center of the dining room table and kick the salt, pepper and hot sauce into the fridge.

 

I only got one new one and some that were shown before and not finished.

Glue is still drying its 3D

Almost finished I know Im a one trick pony but I just dig the eagle with a supreme it will soon be a shirt.

Im still undecided on this one. It needs something.

I dont remeber if I showed this one. Its for Cathy H hope she likes it.

I know my pics suck. This is why I'm a painter.

 

WTF hello where is everybody. I've never seen an art post start this slow. Brush, Jeem, Janne, someone make me look like a monkey bought a brush. How about Johhny Ace it would be nice if he came by and showed some shit again.

 

GR63 LOve the diorama so f'in cool

Dirty T tell her the pics are fantastic! I try to shoot stuff like that and I'm almost always disapointed in myself, Maybe if I keep working.
Thanks to both of you for sharing

 

Thanks guys.... seriously it was a joke to build. I still have lots of materials left over so I might do a 'rod themed' rust in peace scene.

I was going to add a caption on the base that said "Good Hands, Bad taste in Cars" a quote from the movie Christine, but Christine was a plymouth so I didn't do it.

 

Hey StiffStealer63....nothing like a good ol' kit bashing!
That looks like our Pontiac project(RIP) from '95.....
Is that guy taking a leak?

Great work!

 

Heya L/S/O.....thanks for digging me up.....your stuff is mighty impressive....I'll bet Hamilton is having nightmares about how good you are.....Hami,BooMBoom, and Bass have gotten used to passing that "Art Krown" around Dallas for too long, ha ha.....

 

DirtyT...nice photos !
You would do well to encourage your wife's talent....she has a good eye!

Hope to see more in the future....

 

LOL!!!! Johnny, you're nutz!!!!!!!!! I haven't been in the art show in a while, but I have been painting like mad...here's one from a few weeks back...dig! Got me a little art show coming up in Dallas on Oct 29th....more details soon.


Excellent work leadsleadolds......so come on Johnny, whatchu got?? How about a pic of Kali for cryin' out loud!!!!!!!!!

 

Yep it needs a buyer....If you sell it I am interested...

 

some pics...

 

did this for tudor...hope he likes it...
it is real overcast on the coast so the 'flake really isnt blinging, but you get the idea....

 

Nice job Graverobber.

 

Some photos that I took on a recent road trip..



Bigdaddy

 

leadsleadolds--As always, your work is spectacular! Can't wait to get mine. BTW, there's 2 art shows going on this week. Thanks, CathyH

 

What a waste of marijuana. HAHa - looks cool.

 

A new t-shirt design. Needs a little cleaning up. Should have my screen-printing shop up and running in the next week or so.

 

Well the lay off sure didn't do me any favors but it felt good to pull a line again......its gonna take a while to get back some confidence. Any way this is my guitar. God Bless everyone.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Jester2469/epi1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Jester2469/epi2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v349/Jester2469/epi3.jpg

 

Fred, Dude, it's good to see you smearin' paint again.

Well this isn't done but it's all I have gotten to work on this week. I had this big orange piece of plexi in my pile and it just kept sayin "Dreamsicle" to me.
Soooo... I painted a frozen confection on it. Well I thought, what goes with that, "Why, flames of course!". Then I thought, "what a great chance to practice lettering!". And the Fire & Ice cream idea popped into my head. It's not done yet, and isn't even remotely car related but it reinforced my wifes opinion that I may going nuts. lol

Both shows are great this week, I'll post the finished product nex week.

George

 

WOOH - THAT IS BADD ASS, Thanks man - I'll pm ya!!

 

OK, so I'm a little late...
Desk Top Art Work #46 is an ordered car and is a 37 Chevy Sedan. I've gotten a few new car orders in the last few days, looks like I get to bore you guys with more of my insanity for a while to come. I'll be building a late 30s Ford coupe, A 70s Mavrick (Customers order) and a 62 Ford sedan over the next few weeks. Gene

 

lol Us Canadians waste NO MArijuana!