New Watercolor - chrome and reflections painting Work in Progress

I visited a vintage car museum in Eagles Mere, PA.  I love old cars, particularly muscle cars!  I had a Chevy Vega in college.  It burned as much oil as gas, but it was red and black and got me where I needed to go - case of oil in the back always :)

This is the beginning of the painting.  It is very details with lots of reflections in the chrome.  I am trying to be as true to the photo as I can.

Below are the results of painting sessions 2 & 3.  More work on the bumper and chrome.  There are some great reflections of signs and even a tiny American flag in one spot.  The Blue and Red spots here and there really make things pop and add interest.  I am looking forward to my next session!

Thanks for looking and I will certainly post another installment soon - perhaps with the finished product!

A visit to Golden Artist Colors! Acrylics, watercolors and oils

 Employee hand painting the color charts for true to life color!

I had the pleasure to get a behind the scenes tour at Golden Artist Colors in New Berlin, NY,  Golden Artist Colors, Inc began in June of 1980 in a 900 square foot barn by Sam and Adele Golden,  It is an employee owned company that has grown and added new products over the years.  It is currently under the control of Sam and Adele's son,  Mark Golden

This looks like some of Golden's acrylic mediums. 

I use Golden Acrylic paints on all my fine art creations.  They are known for having no fillers in their paint leaving room for ALL pigment and binder.  The colors are incredible and if you compare them with other brands you can see the difference.

My group from the Central New York Watercolor Society on tour.

I have now started adding Golden QoR watercolors to my stash of paint.  They are much more powerful than traditional watercolor because of the exclusive binder.  QoR's exclusive binder gives color greater intensity and clarity, while retaining the best qualities of watercolor.

Some cases packed with history on the company!

We were taken to the basement floor to see the operations, but were not allowed to take photos there.  I was impressed how much work is still being done by hand.  The color swatch on each acrylic tube is hand painted,  You know exactly the color you are purchasing.  I loved seeing the paint flow into large tubs to be loaded into jars or tubes.  Golden also has a line of oil paint that I'm sure is heads above the rest.

They do have a shop and I purchased a t-shirt sporting hand painted color swatches.  I know I am an art geek :)  If you ever get the chance to visit New Berlin, be sure to stop in and have a look around!