The Story Behind the Urban Sketching

I have often driven past these two trucks on the highway just outside of Chinchilla and thought I must photograph them one day.

On my way back from dropping my artworks off at Gallery 107 Dalby I decide to stop and take those one day photos. Besides yellow is my favourite colour and the sun was shining and made these old trucks look stunning.

I must say, I have really started to enjoy sketching old trucks and tractors this past year as each one is so different and comes with its own challenges. The other aspect of painting old trucks and tractors is the blokes that visiting my gallery with their significant others are now more engaging than when I only a collection of animals and landscapes to view.

I hear what these blokes used to drive and work on, what their dads used to have on their farms or what they used to play in as a kid. Old trucks and tractors are such and icebreaker and brings joy to people that have had them in their lives. And there is so many of them all over the place.

My Sketching and Painting Process

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Watercolour Paint, Ink & Paper

I use Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour on Arches France Watercolour Paper, 300g Hot Pressed or Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper 300g Hot Pressed..

Tombo Brush Pens N15, N45, N55, N60, N65, N95 and Faber Castell Fine-liners 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7

My painting come from my own experiences that I have photographed while traveling. By reading this blog, you as a viewer can now hear The Story Behind the Painting. Where, when, what was happening while I was photographing the wildlife. 

Enjoy, Chris Osborne