Amazing! Perfect car for the scene too!

....... words fail to express how awesome your skillz got kacey.

Is that a Jaguar XK120!?

beautiful lines!

yep it is ^.^!

That's just stunning work on that wonderful vehicle there, 1951-1954 model I believe with that hard top? I can tell exact year.

I can't exactly express in words how beautiful those lines are. Any classic car like than, just... damn

You beat me to the car-appreciation!

Wardy

Kacey you ish amazingly amazing

Awesome Jaguar!

amazing

This just exudes classy.

That's really kind of cool. I've always enjoyed seeing old photos of my own family, and the little glimpses of the past that they give. In a way, it's amazing to think of someone you've only ever known as your grandmother, or your great-grandmother, could have ever been your age. A bit silly, I guess, since obviously they're people like everyone else. But photos like this can bring them to life in such a vivid way. It's cool you got to meet your great-grandmother, too. I don't think I could even tell you what any of my great-grandparents even looked like. Anyway, the painting looks really good. The rock wall and the mountains behind her are absolutely fantastic. I really admire your skill with landscapes. The car looks pretty cool. Somehow, it always seems like all the really fun car designs are in the past. These modern things we drive today are just kind of boring by comparison. Very nicely done on all of it!

Thanks =) Yeah - it is weird to see old pictures of my family - when they were my age or even younger... I have some really gorgeous photos of my grandmother I'd like to paint as well.

I was pretty lucky in that I knew 3 of my great-grandparents growing up ... I remember visiting G.G. in Kansas City with my mom - when I was about seven - and I helped her hide a box of See's candies from my mom... and we spent hours on a big jigsaw puzzle together. Its fun for me to have memories like that...

And I agree about classic cars. So many of them are like works of art in and of themselves. And I do find that lacking in most of today's cars.

white jaguar? that almost reminds me of the albatross

"G.G." sounds like a perfect title for it.

Your work is amazing

oh this is looking amazing! I'm an old car geek too and so really looking forward to see the finished one of this. Wonderful so far! I'd also love to watch you paint someday ^_^.

fuckin stunnin

Classy <3

Instant Fave! I love that era Jag, one of my favorite cars.

wow, almost photorealistic :O

very very awesome drawing so far, finished piece will be amazing :D

Wow! I thought this was a photo.

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this was "Touch of Evil". Can't wait to see it finally finished.

Humanz! >;D

That is a nice tribute Kacey … you great grandma had a nice figure. I bet that she was quite pretty in her day.

The one thing that I like about oils is that you can get good blends with colours, and touch ups or easier to...althou tis a sob to clean, not to mention the thousands of brushs that you use per session. XP

Wow, this is shaping up to be absolutely stunning... This is definitely going to be a masterpiece when it's finished!

To think this isn't even finished, wow.
Now this is fine art indeed, I salute you.

How would you feel about painting a picture of someone from a foto provided as a commission?
I know your commission slots are full but just wondering. Also what sort of price range would that fall in?

Thank you =). Yeah I've got the 1st and 2nd layers of color/detail on the whole thing - I pretty much go over the painting in several layers, increasing detail with each subsequent layer. At this point my great-grandmother and the car are still 1st layer rough - and the rest is 2nd layer. I usually do 3-4 layers in total - more layers/detail on the areas that I want to draw the focus.

I'd be okay doing paintings like this for commissions - price would depend on the size, and the photo.. I'm working right now with 30"x40" canvases which are pretty large - I've done a few commissions at this size in oils or acrylics and I've asked $3000 per, plus shipping. Its a lot, but they take a long time and the supplies are rather costly as well.

Pricey indeed, but results certainly count for something. :)
Something to save for in the long run then, as it is a bit out of my immdiate budget. ^^;

It's a photo of a painting of a photo of a woman and her Jaguar. :rolleyes: ;)

Doing a painting based on this old photo was a sweet idea, Kacey.
Looks quite interesting! :)

(may I suggest something along the lines of 'down the memory lane' as a title?)

I think I like the idea of "Memory Lane" as a title =D

Yay, I helped!
*is happy*

this looks great so far! I think the attention to detail in the rocks is excellent. Also the colors are great, they really show that old-timey feeling. I can't wait to see it finished!

Truely gorgeous!

I thank the lord for Top Gear, so I can know what car that is.

Reminds me of my mother's old Datsun Fairlady, though it was a Z car here. Awesome damn car, and we all wish she hadn't sold it, her especially.

Oh, also, HOLY FUCK OIL PAINTING!

Such a lovely scene.

oooh, you just HAVE to post it when it's done!!!

I'm sure I will =) Don't know how good my photos will be, although at some point I will be looking into someone who can do ultra-large size scanning of my paintings. In the meantime I would post photos.

Wow, that brings me back to when I was a kid. My dad used to have a Jag just like that except in red. Great painting.

My, but this is NICE.

Great Grandma was hip :)

That is awesome.
Also props for rendering a car that looks like a car.

OMG!

This is fantastic!

I wish you could make this into a poster!

Wow looks like a movie advert from the golden 20th XD Very cool.

Nicely done! Those long-bonnet Jags were classy rides. Your GG must have had very good taste, as evidenced by the garb and car.

this is AWESOME! but it needs FURRIES!

I thought this was a photo from the thumbnail, so I was wondering about that "work-in-progress" mention. Ah, now I see. That's a great amount of detail there.