This image is the latest from the easel at PatternArt Studio & Gallery. I was approached by an old friend a few months ago about a commission painting of his own and buddies motorcycles parked in front of Custer’s iconic watering hole, Tony’s Tavern. Now, I love painting motorcycles, after a lifetime of enthusiasm they are a familiar subject for me. The bike owners didn’t want to be part of the painting so I talked them into at least letting me paint their nondescript reflections in the glass door. Also a big part of Custer’s charm is the ever present trains rumbling next to the bustling downtown, so I added a typical Burlington Northern engine, also a stars and stripes graphic was requested. This is kind of a lonesome scene, I think the painting has somewhat of a haunted nature about it. The overall visual impression of a painting usually doesn’t appear to me until its complete, or sometimes not until months later. I do believe after a lifetime of persistently learning to paint, observing nature, light and shadow, line and form, that these images come through me, not from me.

The above images are other motorcycle paintings I have done over the years, some are acrylic and some are egg tempera, there is something fascinating to me about how the sky reflects off polished chrome.

PatternArt Studio and Gallery will be open for the revived Fairhaven Art Walk this November 25th, Saturday, from 4 to 7pm. The other Morgan Block Studios participating are Good Earth Pottery, Artwood, Nancy Canyon, MariJo Martini, Jillene Smith, Nicki Lang, Lindsey Kiniry and Ben Mann. There will also be other Fairhaven businesses taking part in the art centered festivities.

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