And now for something completely different

This is a pencil drawing that I made one beautiful summers day in Delaware Park, Buffalo. I sat on the grass, looking up at a copy of Michaelangelo's David. I liked the angle of his face (and wanted a good excuse not to go back inside) so brought out the drawing supplies and had a wonderful afternoon in the sunshine!
This drawing is for sale, contact me for details. You can also get a print at http://kathysgallery.deviantart.com/ if you'd like.

Another boat

Another beautiful Summer day on the canal. By the way, everyone who has purchased the artwork which is displayed on any of my sites has granted permission to do so. This is 16" x 20" and was painted on comission.

A boat

The perfect summer day! We are fortunate to have several fresh water lakes here in central NY. This scene is at the point where the Erie Canal meets Oneida lake in the village of Sylvan Beach. I liked the color of the boat against the water and the trees, also liked the cats:) The boats owners were kind enough to pose and the whole painting came together!
16" x 20" Acrylic painting on canvas. This painting has been sold. Prints are available at http://kathysgallery.deviantart.com/gallery

More motorcycles

8" x 10"Watercolor painting of a rider on a 1940's Knucklehead Motorcycle. The original has been sold, prints are available here: http://kathysgallery.deviantart.com/gallery


8" x 10" pencil drawing of the same motorcycle as above. This drawing has also been sold, but once again, prints are available.

Motorcycle Art

March 11, 08
Today's piece is a huge (24" x 36") pastel painting of my brother on his customized Harley Davidson. The original was given as a gift, prints are available through http://kathysgallery.deviantart.com/ Their quality is good, prices low and you'll get your print quicker as it comes directly from the printer! If there's a problem getting the size or image you want, let me know.

More cars

Feb 15

OK, so I said I'd post more cars, here they are. The first is a 1957 Corvette. It's done with acrylic paint on canvas 21" x 16" .

Another nostalgic piece, I added a man in typical James Dean pose (complete with cigarettes in his sleeve) just for fun.
















Another Pastel piece, 36" x 24" pastel of a customised 1974 corvette in front of Kewpee's diner, that Utica landmark that lives on in the fond memories of it's former customers.



















Another car painting in Acrylic.







Cars are fun, so I made a series in watercolor and one in pencil.






Other vehicles next time!

A car pic

Copy-right notice:
If you right click on this image and use it on your site or print it out, you will be hung, drawn and quartered! OK, so that's a complete lie, but these images took me a long time to make, so if you do take it, please give me credit, a simple by K.Shetler will do. It would also be appreciated if you would email me to let me know where my images travelled - just curiosity, I won't harass.

Feb. 15, 2008

I thought I'd start with a painting and a story.

The man who comissioned this is an ace mechanic who owned the black car in the foreground and who had "souped up" all the others. Back in the day, he'd done drag racers and a little street racing. The place to meet your street racing opponent was called Kewpee's in Utica, NY.

This particular cultural landmark had been torn down in the late 70's but I found a photograph to work from. Being mid-winter, I also used photographs for the cars (they were all nestled snugly in garages) I enjoyed the old timey feel of the sketches when I had put it all together, so used pastels which didn't quite come to the edges of this 24"x 36" painting to enhance the effect

This was the beginning of several more car paintings, I'll post them soon.