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was submitted to the Trail
of the Painted Ponies' "America the Beautiful" national
competition.
10 designs were picked, 3 of those in the "Americana"
category. This is one of them -- it is 2 feet tall, and hand-painted
with acrylics, glazes and varnishes to acheive an antique look.
For sale at "Trail
of Painted Ponies"
(from design to completion–see the progression below)
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1. The Design (side 1):
"Signs of the (Mother Road) Times"
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2. The Design (side 2):
"Signs of the (Mother Road) Times"
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3. The arrival
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4. Ready to go
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5. Getting the surface ready: fixing a hairline
crack
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6. Horse underpainting of an American Quarter
Horse begins
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7. Dun color Quarter Horse (underpaiting)
nearing completion
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8. Closeup of face....ready for the "signs"!
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9. Drawing on right side complete
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10. Drawing on left side complete
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11. The painting of the signs begins!
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12. Oklahoma's segment of the Route begins
to take shape
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13. Right side – eastern half of The
Route (Texas to Illinois) – nearly done
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14. Painting towards the front
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15. Closeup of Chicago Art Institute lion
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16. Coming at you!
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17. Left side – western half of The
Route (California to Texas) – filling in....
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18. ...and almost done.
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19. The Dinosaur Caverns!
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20. More signage from middle america
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21. Signs are finished, so the glazing begins...
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22. ...and on the right side too!
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23. Finished Pony!
"Get Your Kicks..."
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24. "....On Route 66!"
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To
find out more about the competition, visit the Trail
of the Painted Ponies |
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