Watkins Glen 6 Hour 1971 finished painting

[felixdk]

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.

[D Akey]

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.

[felixdk]

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]

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]

Beautiful painting....Love this very much....

[gxhpainter]

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]

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]

Beautiful painting....Love this very much....

Thanks Kenmo, much apprectiated

[felixdk]

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]

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.