Royal Chevy

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1981 spawns many marvelous pieces of art including David Parrish's engaging piece, Royal Chevy, approximately 8 by 12 feet in dimension. Royal Chevy immerses the audience in a visually appealing depiction of riding a classic motorcycle in the great outdoors. Blue hues represent the sky as dark grays and blacks stand for asphalt on the ground. This alone enables viewers to note that Royal Chevy features the depiction of a Chevy motorcycle outside. Store purchased wood becomes stretchers put together through the usage of a nail gun combined with glue. Diluted glue holds the fabric on the applied chipboard which is also held by nails on the back of the canvas. Dried layers of carefully applied gesso completes the blank canvas allowing the artist …show more content…

Nervous and confident lines make up the very realistic painting. Smoother lines illustrate less detailed areas as uneven lines make up detail in the painting. Fine lines illustrate the front suspension, also known as the fork. Curved lines draw the fuel tank while broad lines outline the frame of the bike. Geometric shapes emphasize metallic structures of the motorcycle frame and surrounding parts. Circular pipes with circular frames. Circles are demonstrated in the frame of the motorcycle including but not limited to a front suspension, key hole, mirrors, handles, screws, wheels, and wheel rims.
Photo-realistic illusion gives the vibe of a 3D space depicted on the 2D space in stunning detail. Large canvases immerse the audience and enables painters to include more detail to their artwork.
Cool hues include a vast amount of blues as well as some grays, silver, and white. Outdoor settings are easily depicted using cool colors. Warm colors such as red and yellow reflect areas of the Chevy that are not within the field of view of the artwork. Pink and green shades are also present indicating the color of the fuel tank and front fender. Darkest darks are demonstrated in various shades of the neutral color black on the seat of the bike and wheels and the lightest light is used on metallic areas that reflect sunlight such as wheel rims and the frame of the

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