{"id":549,"date":"2013-03-26T03:37:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T03:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/?p=549"},"modified":"2013-10-23T07:24:17","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T07:24:17","slug":"jump-in-the-wagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2013\/03\/26\/jump-in-the-wagon\/","title":{"rendered":"Jump in the Wagon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;;width: 55px;\" name=\"fb_share\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#appId=125029517579627&amp;xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2013\/03\/26\/jump-in-the-wagon\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"55\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><figure id=\"attachment_556\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-556\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DSC00010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DSC00010-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"My Radio Flyer Wagon circa early 1980&#039;s\" title=\"My Radio Flyer Wagon circa early 1980&#039;s\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-556\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DSC00010-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/DSC00010-1024x575.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-556\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The subject of my next painting is my radio flyer wagon from my childhood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Well paint my wagon red &#8211; this studio easel is a real gem. It has been so easy and convenient to raise and lower the easel at will to accommodate my posture. Combined with my mahl stick, I find it easier to perform detailed work on my paintings. If you&#8217;re a serious artist then I suggest getting a studio easel for all of your creative needs &#8211; that&#8217;s all for the plugs.<\/p>\n<p>The New project is due for release towards the start of April. If you have already seen the videos then you know what I am painting &#8211; an old Radio Flyer wagon &#8211; yeah I thought it was time for another still-life. Although in this case the still-life is being combined with a bit of landscape work. <\/p>\n<p>So why an old child&#8217;s toy? Well this idea has been in my head for about a year. I was thinking about my childhood wagon and it was just rusting in a shed so why not immortalize it? I may restore it someday to let my unborn kids play with it, but if I can&#8217;t then this is the next best thing. I mean I&#8217;m really not all that great with tools anyways. Now I could paint it as a new wagon, but I really think wear and tear adds to the character of the any object &#8211; heck it adds to the character of anything. <\/p>\n<p>This project has been a real test of hand-eye control. While I don&#8217;t need hyper-realism here, I really want the viewer to see and feel what I see and feel about this wagon. So in order to get the correct look and feel, I find myself using my old mahl stick to steady my hand throughout the process. The background was loose, but once I hit the wagon the progress slowed down. It simply requires a lot of attention to detail and a quick hand would fail to realize. Important subjects tend to take more time as they have a personal connection with me and this wagon is another symbol of a happy childhood that my Brother and I enjoyed so I want to share those good memories with the viewers. Patience and a steady hand are what&#8217;s called for here.<\/p>\n<p>In my next post I should be finished with the wagon and talking about the final results. In addition to that I will be discussing my next project. This has been a busy month for me. At work I have been swamped with paperwork. I still need to do my taxes. Oh and most importantly&#8230;.baseball is back! So yes I am playing on Sundays again! I love the springtime. I hope you can get outside and enjoy the warm sun wherever you are too. And now I am stepping outside for some spring air&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fineartamerica.com\/art\/paintings\/still+life\/all\" style=\"font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;\">still life paintings<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/fineartamerica.com\/art\/all\/teddy+bear\/all\" style=\"font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;\">teddy bear art<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well paint my wagon red &#8211; this studio easel is a real gem. It has been so easy and convenient to raise and lower the easel at will to accommodate my posture. Combined with my mahl stick, I find it easier to perform detailed work on my paintings. If you&#8217;re a serious artist then I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/2013\/03\/26\/jump-in-the-wagon\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Jump in the Wagon<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-posts","category-paintings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549\/revisions\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ryanwilliamsart.com\/artblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}