Trevor Butcher - Artist
160 - Sleeping Gaz
This week it snowed lot, and while it often made the journey to work a little problematic, a change in weather always seems to bring new opportunities.
This is a Russian Gaz, the equivalent of a Jeep, and I knew the moment I took it I would have an image with which I could work. It had the right composition, the building had a good paint job and the vehicle looked cute. This is not the type of vehicle I was after, as I have a request for an exhibition of Zuk vans, made here in Lublin between 1958 and 1997.
The original picture did not quite look like this, the sky was blue and there was still half an hour before the sun went down for a start. I just love painting out the detail until I reach the minimum that shows what I want and nothing that I do not want. I also had the time because Ania is in Warsaw for the weekend on exam training, and it is better to make pictures than to be reminded that she is not here.
160 - Sleeping Gaz
This week it snowed lot, and while it often made the journey to work a little problematic, a change in weather always seems to bring new opportunities.
This is a Russian Gaz, the equivalent of a Jeep, and I knew the moment I took it I would have an image with which I could work. It had the right composition, the building had a good paint job and the vehicle looked cute. This is not the type of vehicle I was after, as I have a request for an exhibition of Zuk vans, made here in Lublin between 1958 and 1997.
The original picture did not quite look like this, the sky was blue and there was still half an hour before the sun went down for a start. I just love painting out the detail until I reach the minimum that shows what I want and nothing that I do not want. I also had the time because Ania is in Warsaw for the weekend on exam training, and it is better to make pictures than to be reminded that she is not here.