Earlier in the year, I did a motorcycle painting for my
brother. It was a gift for his birthday. I had so many of his motorcycle friends that were
giving me compliments about his painting that I thought it be fun to try
another motorcycle.
About 2 months ago,
I went with my boyfriend on a Sunday drive.
Our destination was the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa,
Iowa. I took several photos at the
museum hoping to use the photos as subjects for further paintings. Meanwhile, I was constantly reminding my
motor-head boyfriend about the “do not touch” signs that hung on each
motorcycle. I was concerned about either
his drooling or touching harming these bikes.
But I will say that I took a ton of photos because there were some
pretty amazing motorcycles at the museum.
I would highly recommend visiting the National Motorcycle Museum for
anyone that is even remotely a fan of motorcycles.
Among the motorcycles was this older Indian Motorcycle
that I was just enamored with the head lights and a round metal piece that had
an Indian’s face in. It almost looked
like a face plate for a horn or something like that. I’m unsure what exactly it was used for, or
perhaps, it was just for decoration on the motorbike? Who knows?
But I had to paint it! I played with a great deal of colors on this painting and it was
rather fun. Here is what I call- “The
Old Indian”…
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| "The Old Indian"; Watercolor on 12" x 18" paper. |
In fact, I had so much fun painting this motorcycle I think I would like to try some more. So don't be surprised if you see some more motorcycles in the future here. Thanks for stopping by and I would love to hear your feedback.
