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felixdk
12-19-2016, 02:43 PM
Finished this piece, done with ArtRage 4.5.10 and an Intuos tablet. Done from photos that I took at the race and it only took me 45 years to get around to it.
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D Akey
12-19-2016, 04:15 PM
Beautiful! Really first rate.

Love the way you blurred the crowd. Very effective.

But who won? I've heard of a photo finish in racing, but not an illustrated one. :D

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::):):):):):cool::coo l::cool::cool::cool:

felixdk
12-20-2016, 09:00 AM
Thanks, D Akey. Sad to say neither won. The Ferrari had qualified on pole with Mark Donohue at the wheel, but didn't finish due to a failure in the steering gear. The Porsche driven by Jo Siffert ended up second to the winning Alfa Romeo. They put on a good race though and these were 2 car/driver combinations that were giants of their era.

Jono
12-20-2016, 08:20 PM
Wow, that's a great picture. Must very satisfying after all these years to finally get it down on 'canvas' and re-live the moment.

kenmo
12-21-2016, 03:20 AM
Beautiful painting....Love this very much....

gxhpainter
12-21-2016, 07:18 AM
Wow this is really a nice work. you have so expertly blended a painterly background with the sharp work around the F1 racers
really excellent work!..

felixdk
12-21-2016, 04:52 PM
Wow, that's a great picture. Must very satisfying after all these years to finally get it down on 'canvas' and re-live the moment.

Thanks Jono, very satisfying indeed.

felixdk
12-21-2016, 04:53 PM
Beautiful painting....Love this very much....

Thanks Kenmo, much apprectiated

felixdk
12-21-2016, 04:58 PM
Wow this is really a nice work. you have so expertly blended a painterly background with the sharp work around the F1 racers
really excellent work!..

Thanks very much, I'm trying to get a bit looser with less important elements of compositions. For this painting, I tried taking a cue from two of my favorite illustrators, Michael Turner and Wilf Hardy.

MickeyMaguire
12-21-2016, 09:44 PM
First off, I love Watkins Glenn. Second--- in a word-- fabulous!

Really, I love this. From the cars to the people in the background, this is wonderful.

felixdk
12-22-2016, 02:42 PM
First off, I love Watkins Glenn. Second--- in a word-- fabulous!

Really, I love this. From the cars to the people in the background, this is wonderful.

Thanks Mickey, I've been going to The Glen for 50 years now and am looking forward to my next year's visits. For once, it seemed like everything went the way that I wanted in this piece. It seems like you're never totally happy with the work that you do, but in this case, it came close.

MickeyMaguire
12-22-2016, 03:20 PM
well, I think it's a winner.