tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post3991632964164683857..comments2024-03-27T08:29:57.022-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: Drawing Cars, Really?Colettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-418444236460862032021-05-06T17:54:00.087-04:002021-05-06T17:54:00.087-04:00I couldn't draw a car to save my life. But the...I couldn't draw a car to save my life. But the older ones that really appeal to me are the vintage rounded sports cars - Karmen Ghias, Austin Healeys, etc.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-1178677668242529422021-05-06T01:13:02.156-04:002021-05-06T01:13:02.156-04:00Love old cars. That is a fantastic idea to focus o...Love old cars. That is a fantastic idea to focus on a particular subject matter. <br /><br />Good luck.Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-85662366070688680672021-05-01T10:47:50.447-04:002021-05-01T10:47:50.447-04:00Just googled it - that really is a nice car. Than...Just googled it - that really is a nice car. Thanks fo the tip. I love it.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-20834577374750323502021-05-01T01:57:53.540-04:002021-05-01T01:57:53.540-04:00Since most of the cars you refer to wouldn't f...Since most of the cars you refer to wouldn't fit down the narrow, winding, high-hedged roads near where I live I tend to write them off as cars. More like metal structures to be set on top of concrete plinths in shopping malls.<br /><br />Typical Euro-snob stuff, you say. But for me the most handsome car (can't say pretty - that's for dimity baskets) is nevertheless American, though you won't have seen it competing with alligators in Florida. It's called the Ford GT40 and it won at the Le Mans endurance race in France (It lasts 24 hours; Boreeeng, you'd say). Swoony to look at. The result of Henry Ford Jnr deciding to take off time from simply making money and design/make a car that could beat the Ferraris at Le Mans. Ferraris are Italian, BTW.<br /><br />The GT40 was super-dooper aerodynamic, passing through the air like a hot knife through butter. That meant it was low, yay low. If you're over 5 ft 4 in. forget it. Also the price; one sold at Sotheby's auction house for $7.6m.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-88002713093232165372021-04-29T16:46:58.919-04:002021-04-29T16:46:58.919-04:00Now you have me wondering what it would be like to...Now you have me wondering what it would be like to draw the back seat of a VW bug. lolColettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-76834294018135304882021-04-29T16:45:54.915-04:002021-04-29T16:45:54.915-04:00Drawing them is a little harder than I thought. Bu...Drawing them is a little harder than I thought. But I will keep it up for a while, at least until I get a drawing I feel good enough about to try and paint.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-85813360060526593972021-04-29T16:44:28.687-04:002021-04-29T16:44:28.687-04:00If I can do something I'm happy with, I'll...If I can do something I'm happy with, I'll be sure to post it. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-55306512025152414832021-04-29T16:43:53.728-04:002021-04-29T16:43:53.728-04:00Not me.Not me.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-14302524723184212322021-04-29T16:43:35.707-04:002021-04-29T16:43:35.707-04:00Thank you. Thank you. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-16784795288238553422021-04-29T16:43:23.799-04:002021-04-29T16:43:23.799-04:00Fins are fun.Fins are fun.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-876756247523708582021-04-29T16:43:10.391-04:002021-04-29T16:43:10.391-04:00I'm afraid I never knew what a car was. This ...I'm afraid I never knew what a car was. This is all new to me.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-73851094592213438962021-04-29T16:42:50.560-04:002021-04-29T16:42:50.560-04:00I'll try to share some.I'll try to share some.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-83423483009036096942021-04-29T12:40:39.796-04:002021-04-29T12:40:39.796-04:00Those cars are really beautiful. I want to see you...Those cars are really beautiful. I want to see your sketches of them!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-53536453392587958612021-04-29T12:30:58.933-04:002021-04-29T12:30:58.933-04:00You said it! In the 50's and early 60's al...You said it! In the 50's and early 60's all you had to do was look at a car. You instantly knew what it was. Now they all look alike.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-47888928169160447322021-04-29T12:28:18.642-04:002021-04-29T12:28:18.642-04:00I actually feel pretty much the same way when it c...I actually feel pretty much the same way when it comes to owning a car. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-85512552724104470102021-04-29T12:27:45.178-04:002021-04-29T12:27:45.178-04:00Many thanks! I'm intrigued by the Faber-Caste...Many thanks! I'm intrigued by the Faber-Castell Polychromos pencil. AND, I'm excited about the link to Beth's sketchbook.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-35791621572554591452021-04-29T09:45:12.254-04:002021-04-29T09:45:12.254-04:00They are amazing designs, aren't they? Too bad...They are amazing designs, aren't they? Too bad they got like 8 miles to the gallon!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-56118542908474866132021-04-28T22:44:23.837-04:002021-04-28T22:44:23.837-04:00If it has an engine and four wheels I'm happy....If it has an engine and four wheels I'm happy. Oblivious as to whether it's a VW or a Rolls Royce! Good luck with drawing them - that'll be a challenge.mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-89723654687602995892021-04-28T20:52:59.032-04:002021-04-28T20:52:59.032-04:00Oh, those fins!Oh, those fins!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-10501465711268779072021-04-28T20:12:02.575-04:002021-04-28T20:12:02.575-04:00Can't wait to see your next work of art. Still...Can't wait to see your next work of art. Still love those shoes.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895379382598203558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-82680187317274957342021-04-28T19:29:45.140-04:002021-04-28T19:29:45.140-04:00O my goodness! My R had a chartreuse 1956 Chevy Be...O my goodness! My R had a chartreuse 1956 Chevy Bel Air that he left with a friend while he was in Vietnam for most of 1970. His friend didn't take good care of it. Not sure what happened to it. It was a beauty. Solid. Heavy. <br /><br />Good to know you are continuing to draw. Inspired by you and by another blog friend, I've done a few drawings of random indoor views of contents of table tops and walls in the past month. I switched from my usual 6B pencil to a black Faber-Castell Polychromos pencil. The 6B tends to smear. The Faber-Castell pencil does everything that the 6B does, except smear, and allows for everything from grey to really really black (-:<br /><br />I think you might enjoy this video of Beth's sketchbook:<br /><br />https://www.cassandrapages.com/the_cassandra_pages/2021/04/learning-from-a-sketchbook.htmlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-15641182781458801952021-04-28T17:39:07.893-04:002021-04-28T17:39:07.893-04:00Who knows what will catch The Muse's eye?Who knows what will catch The Muse's eye? The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226040212425559526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-39652896639866966652021-04-28T16:21:05.065-04:002021-04-28T16:21:05.065-04:00I hope you'll post your drawings here. I would...I hope you'll post your drawings here. I would love to see drawings of the old and very beautiful cars. Yes, the cars of that era were lovely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-78719793681671013662021-04-28T15:03:22.281-04:002021-04-28T15:03:22.281-04:00Oh what a great idea!! Drawing cool old cars- Fabu...Oh what a great idea!! Drawing cool old cars- Fabulous! I can not wait to see what you come up with. I think I could draw a VW bug, just a half circle really but the cars of high school days would be tricky! I might be able to draw the backseat...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-65264462915751512182021-04-28T14:52:23.864-04:002021-04-28T14:52:23.864-04:00The fact that you can say you can draw these is aw...The fact that you can say you can draw these is awesome. I can not draw stick people. Can't wait to see what you do with the car!Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.com