Porsche 911 Turbo painting

 

My latest project that I’m working on is a Porsche 911 Turbo painting. The 930 generation Porsche is probably my favorite version of the 911. When I was a kid, this was the iconic bedroom poster, alongside the Countach and Testarossa. I wanted to make a painting of a red 911 racing down an open road during a beautiful sunny day.

 

Progression from initial sketch to the current state.

 

FJ60 Painting

 

Another painting I started during the pandemic was the FJ60 Land Cruiser. This might be my favorite model of the Land Cruiser. I chose to paint this version in a color/graphic scheme that was very 80s. I really loved getting lost into the details. I finished this painting in June.

This was how the painting looked during the pandemic.

Princess Painting

 

I’ve been busy during the past few months! I decided that I needed to update my blog with some fairly recent painting work. This was a princess painting commission that I worked on in July. It took two solid weekends and a couple late nights after work, but the results turned out great!

Self Portrait

I’ve been a little busy lately and now that things have calmed down a bit, I decided to update my blog with a few personal projects that I’ve finished within the past few months. One project that I’m really proud of is my self portrait.

I finished this self portrait in on March 30th, 2024. I waited 6 months for the painting to fully dry for varnish on September 29, 2024.

 

The gloss varnish made the colors and details more vibrant, but I feel that I lost some of the brush strokes.

 

This was how the painting looked when I finished it on March 30th. It was a little hard to photograph, because the paint was very shiny. I was very satisfied with resolving proportions, details and colors.

 

I started this painting around January 2023. I was originally thinking that I could finish it for my 40th birthday on February 26th. It turned out that I was a little rusty at painting, and this painting took a lot longer than expected.

What made this painting challenging, was getting the facial proportions and expression correct. There was a period of time where I thought a purplish background would have looked good. I ended up using a darker neutral that was less distracting from my tan skin tone. I really wanted to emphasize bold shadows and highlights from a strong light source.

This painting was a great experience. I might be tempted to work on another self portrait in the near future. Hopefully, it will be quicker with the knowledge I gained.