Dollarhide’s Whip/Decoy *Work in Progress Diptych

*Process

We were young and dumb. True story.

I initially wanted a tighter hard surface for the car so I started with a mechanical pencil on transfer paper. What I realized as the shading and forms developed is that it was cool but not in keeping with my vocabulary. I started finding larger, weirder shapes in the drawing. I got loose and a little sloppy in places. I gave it some personality.

This painting started as a palette next to me at my easel. I used a palette knife to wipe extra paint onto the gesso for texture and color. Using it as car rust and Bondo patina was such a fun idea.