In my glove compartment

This painting was in the glove compartment of my car. I’ll explain. When we came back from the hill country I had quite a few wet paintings so I had to find places to stash them safely for the 4 hour drive back home, I put them in boxes, in the cooler, in a special wet canvas holder my son built for me, and now I remember: the glove compartment.

I painted this the second day at my mother-in-law’s house. I bought some lemons at the store, borrowed a beautiful little bowl and headed downstairs to get set up to paint. Then I saw this cute little toy on a table. I grabbed it instantly and decided that’s what I wanted to paint. I never did paint those lemons.

This little wind-up toy was fun to paint. But if you want to see some real paintings of toys, visit my friend Diane’s website. She is a master at painting old toys, among other things.

6 thoughts on “In my glove compartment”

  1. Hi Joan – thanks for leaving such a nice comment at my blog – I came to see who you are (nice to meet you!) and was totally charmed by this little fellow! I also like the thickness of your paint (esp. in the Orange Tank painting. Just this morning another artist and I were talking about how difficult it is to get enough paint on.
    And yes, I really enjoy Diane’s toy paintings!

    Looking forward to seeing more of your work –

  2. Hi Terry, I’m so glad you came to see my blog! Thank you for the nice compliment about this little toy painting, Diane’s paintings inspire me. I’m trying to get more paint on the canvas too.
    Joan

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