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Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Steve - 09-19-2010
Quote:Ohh....just a little progress
Yes....we should all have "a little progress" like that!!!
Very well done! I love the colors and the "feel" of it (cloud burst was a nice touch
).Greg, you are doing an awesome job on everything....keep it up!!!
And.....keep having fun
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - ak-milw - 09-19-2010
very nice job on the backdrop painting. the whole layout is coming along nicely.
8-)
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - tetters - 09-19-2010
Fantastic!!! Beautiful backdrop!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - JohnyBotto - 09-19-2010
Looking good Greg!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - mountaingoatgreg - 09-19-2010
Hey guys!!
Thanks for all the encouragement....
I have done a little more to bring it to the next level...
![[Image: Redmond+Shelf+186.jpg]](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TSEaMgO8iA0/TJZ1SBl_8QI/AAAAAAAAAmA/dhGtqU2XLBk/s1600/Redmond+Shelf+186.jpg)
![[Image: Redmond+Shelf+183.jpg]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_TSEaMgO8iA0/TJZ3H0W2bwI/AAAAAAAAAmI/uMuQiloWLco/s1600/Redmond+Shelf+183.jpg)
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Ralph - 09-19-2010
BEAUTIFUL work on that backdrop!!! It really conveys an impression of distance and depth!
Ralph
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Brakie - 09-19-2010
Great job on that backdrop!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - P5se Camelback - 09-19-2010
Yo! Greg ... have you been watching the art/painting shows Saturday mornings on Public Television?
Seriously! Nice job! Very nice representational light/shadow color work!
The distant rain shower is really a nice touch ... I see that off in the distance all the time here in southwest Florida (and just as often right on top of me.) It's the kind of detail not often seen on a model railroad backdrop ... Kudos!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Herc Driver - 09-19-2010
Great backdrop!!! Really outstanding painting.
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Gary S - 09-19-2010
GREG!
Are you kidding me? That is the best backdrop painting I have ever seen! You did that yourself????? Surely this isn't the first time you have done something like this, right? I mean, you are an accomplished artist, right?
That is beautiful!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - mountaingoatgreg - 09-19-2010
Everyone....
Thank you so much for the kind words....
I have attempted to do backdrops in the past but neither looked right and neither were ever finished to this level. SOOooo I would say this is first backdrop that I am proud of. I would also say that it is really as hard as you would think to get these results....
remember happy little trees.....happy little trees....
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - tetters - 09-19-2010
P5se Camelback Wrote:Yo! Greg ... have you been watching the art/painting shows Saturday mornings on Public Television?
Definately inspired by Bob Ross!
![[Image: Bob_at_Easel.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Bob_at_Easel.jpg)
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - P5se Camelback - 09-19-2010
WHOA!!!
Is that from photo from the early '70's? I haven't seen a 'Fro like that in decades!!!!!
... and he just stopping by to paint the house? That's a serious brush!!!
Is that from photo from the early '70's? I haven't seen a 'Fro like that in decades!!!!!
... and he just stopping by to paint the house? That's a serious brush!!!
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - nachoman - 09-19-2010
P5se Camelback Wrote:WHOA!!!
Is that from photo from the early '70's? I haven't seen a 'Fro like that in decades!!!!!
... and he just stopping by to paint the house? That's a serious brush!!!
I don't think Bob changed his appearance at all from the 1970s until his death. The dude is an absolute cult hero. He frequently used big brushes like that to apply large areas of background color, or to soften and blend the colors on the canvas together (create an illusion of distance). In the above photo, I suspect he is just holding the brush and the cameraman wanted to make sure the brush was noticeable in the photo.
Re: SP&S Shelf Layout - Gary S - 09-20-2010
Well Greg, there is still not a doubt in my mind that you are quite an artist. That backdrop is amazing. And I'm thinking... I don't need mountains in my background, but fields and trees and distant buildings, and the Houston Downtown and Medical Center skylines. I wonder how much a round trip ticket from Kansas to Houston is....