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The 501 in Winter

This painting's based on 2 photos I took at the North Conway, NH rail museum. The Maine Central 2-8-0 No. 501 locomotive was being rebuilt and was all in primer red paint. The snowplow nearby was in poor condition. The scene and location are completely fabricated, but I wanted to capture the ambient light that might occur late in the day with a sunset and reflections on snow.

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Bob Caldwell 04 Nov 2009

Gary, Most excellent art piece and your style and technique is so different than most. From what I see I would mark up the price much more than what you are asking. This is by no doubt a very well done painting and I know by looking at it you spent a lot of time at the easel with your brushes and paints. Keep up the wonderful master pieces..................

Artist Reply: Bob, thanks so much for the encouragement and nice comments, Yeah, I took a loooong time on this one! I did a full color sketch, etc. but the prep was worth it. As far as pricing, well, I'd really just like to sell something! Thank you again.

Lucia Stewart 15 Apr 2009

Excellent details Gary... great style and technique so beautifully worked!

Artist Reply: I appreciate the comments, Lucia. This was a bit of a stretch for me!