This is finished art of a Hudson car logo. In a previous post I wrote that I was so focused on getting a good up-close photograph of this logo that I forgot to make a note about the car.
After some research on different Hudson models I think the car was a 1953 Hudson Hornet. I say that because there is good image of a 1953 Hudson Hornet on Jay Leno’s Garage website plus another site and you’ll notice a similar pattern of line work in the chrome around the logo.
The artwork is 18 x 24.
This is new artwork I did of a 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner. (You can see an in-progress image of this artwork on a previous post.) I like two-tone paint and side chrome treatment on these cars. The size of the artwork is 18 x 24. Below is an image showing some of the detail.
I found this cool commercial on YouTube called “Two Fords” that showcases the new 1956 Fords for that year.
The December contest winner comes from Edwards, CA. They chose to win the “1958 Cadillac“ poster. This marks the 114th winner since I started the poster give-a-way in July 2000. I look forward in giving away more posters in 2011.
A new winner for January will be chosen at the end of the month so enter now.
It’s a new year and time to get things rolling with some new automotive art. This is a screenshot of what I am working on now.
The November contest winner comes from San Bernardino, CA. They chose to win the kustom Mercury poster named “Wild Grape“.
This is new artwork of a Ford Model A quail radiator ornament. Below is a close-up image of the quail. Earlier I posted an “in progress” image which shows the line work.
I found some interesting information online about the quail ornament. On Slant’s website they say that the flying quail on the hood of the 1928 Ford Model A, was one of the first ornamental radiator caps for Slant and that Mr. Ford supervised every step of the design.
I also found in the book “The Legendary Model A Ford: The Ultimate History of One of America’s Great” by Peter Winnewisser, Peter writes, “Included among the accessories was the famous quail radiator cap selling for $3 and designed to represent “quail in flight, symbolizing the quick acceleration of the Ford car.”
This is a screenshot of a quail that I’m currently working on. Any guesses on what it goes on?
The October contest winner comes from Elm City, NC. They chose to win the “GTO Judge” poster.
Enter for your chance to win in November’s contest!
The Spark is a new small car from Chevrolet. The Spark production car comes from a concept car called the Beat. This artwork is based on the Beat concept car mostly because I prefer the Beat’s headlight style.
When I saw the Beat concept car the first thing I noticed was the Chevy double-grille, a style which they use on many of their vehicles. I like the double-grille look but what inspired me to do a paint scheme was the fender lines on the side of the body.
On the side of the body, the front fender has an line and the back has two lines. That back top arch pointing down to the front fender line got me wondering about how it would look if the two lines where connected.
So I started by adding a side stripe connecting the two lines but felt it needed a little more so I ended up making the whole top half of the car semi-gloss black. After doing that, I felt that the top half was too dark so I thought I would match the hood with the bottom color to break it up.
Another stripe was added to follow the body lines on the bottom of the door that stretches over the back fender. Two small stripe accents were added up above the back wheel. I finished up by using gold as the secondary color and then lowering the car overall.
Here is a link the official Chevy Spark website. Below is a video on the Chevy Beat Concept Car.
The September contest winner comes from Trucksville, PA. They chose to win the 1966 Shelby Mustang artwork.
