Friday, June 24, 2011

A bit of the past

Early 1900's, gasoline pumps had
a calibrated glass cylinder on top.
The fuel was pumped up into the
cylinder. Pumping stopped; then the
gasoline was let out into the customer's
gas tank by gravity. Imagine?! We
found this vintage pump somewhere in
Tennessee or W.Virginia.?! Not sure.
Of course, this wonderful barn was what
caught my eye.
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36 comments:

  1. martinealisonJune 25, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    Un très joli pastel. J'aime cette grange où vous avez à la perfection travaillé les planches de bois avec leurs couleurs. La lumière qui inonde l'ensemble de votre oeuvre est également superbe.
    Beau travail. Gros bisous.

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  2. hmuxoJune 25, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Thank you Martine for stopping by and for your lovely comment. I decided to do this one in oil, not in pastel.

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  3. UnknownJune 25, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Oh wow I love it. so oldie worldie. Great Painting Hilda.

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  4. Trudy R. GomezJune 25, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Beautiful Hilda and I love that your palette remains the same in oil as in pastel. Soft colors, great lighting and a timely subject!

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  5. HorstJune 25, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Very well done Hilda, love the soft colors and composition, great job.

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  6. hmuxoJune 25, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Thank you DORS, TRUDY and HORST for stopping by and commenting.
    I'm still working on blending with oils. I'm used to pastels but oils are a little different..need to use the color wheel!

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  7. Jose SanchezJune 25, 2011 at 6:04 PM

    Gracias por esta maravilla de pastel y la leccion de historia. Un saludo.

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  8. hmuxoJune 25, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Lo agradezco mucho tu visita, JOSE.! Yo lo pinte con oleo en vez de pastel. Un saludo.

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  9. Douglas ClarkJune 25, 2011 at 11:28 PM

    You handled the oils really well but your drawing is amazing. I always think that is the most important part.

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  10. padmajaJune 26, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    The red pump is a lovely subject and fits well in to this composition Hilda, I have a miniature pump like this one:-)

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  11. hmuxoJune 26, 2011 at 9:00 AM

    DOUG...thank you for that nice comment. I find it harder on a canvas board to do a drawing first. But would love to know how everyone else does it.!?

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  12. hmuxoJune 26, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Thank you PADMAJA for stopping by and leaving me a comment. I appreciate it. A miniature pump sounds great! Maybe you can put it into one of your paintings.!

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  13. sue grecoJune 27, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Hi Hilda,

    Another wonderful trip down memory lane. I love the softness of your palette, whether it be pastel or oil. Your paintings always have a story to tell. Well done.

    Sue

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  14. hmuxoJune 28, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Thank you so much SUE for commenting. I've been having so much fun with my oils and now working on a pastel.

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  15. Angela SullivanJune 28, 2011 at 4:02 PM

    Beautiful painting. So soft and serene.

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  16. Carrie Waller WatercolorsJune 28, 2011 at 5:15 PM

    Wow what a find!! Made for a fabulous piece. That red pump just pops against it's weathered background. Fabulous!

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  17. Sandy ByersJune 28, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    Hilda, I applaud you working in a second medium; I think oils and pastels are two wonderful partners.

    You've done such a wonderful job in sharing the feeling of the age of the building and it looks like you are already mastering the oils!

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  18. hmuxoJune 28, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    thank you ANGELA for visiting my blog. I appreciate it so much.

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  19. hmuxoJune 28, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    thank you CARRIE for stopping and commenting. I never get enough of painting barns. I have so many wonderful reference pictures.

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  20. hmuxoJune 28, 2011 at 9:41 PM

    SANDY, thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate it. Oils is a wonderful medium and you truly made my day.

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  21. Claire Beadon CarnellJune 28, 2011 at 11:11 PM

    I really love the red of the pump against that wonderful weathered grey of the barn. This has such a wonderful, nostalgic feel to it - and I think it is so important to preserve the barns through paint!

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  22. hmuxoJune 29, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Thank you for stopping by Claire. You're right.. These barns are definitely disappearing and we need to start painting them. I love seeing barns when I go through my blogs. So many different colors with beautiful landscapes from all over this land of ours.

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  23. Gwen BellJune 29, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    You did such a terrific job on this! That weathered wood looks so realistic and is not the easiest color to ace, but you did it!

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  24. hmuxoJune 29, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Thank you Gwen, for that nice comment. I appreciate you stopping by!

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  25. jsicignano2.blogspot.comJune 30, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    Hilda, I love it, great painting. Wonderful textures and interesting subject. Your greens are lovely.

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  26. Kim VanlandinghamJune 30, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Love the nostalgia! I think there's an old station down on rt 25 here in KY that has one of those too. Very cool!

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  27. hmuxoJune 30, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    thank you both, JOAN and KIMBERLY for your kind comments!. I love nostalgia, as you both know, and its all around us if we look. All we need is a lot of time to see it all!! Have a wonderful day.!

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  28. Adriana MeissJune 30, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Very nice Hilda! I like the composition.

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  29. hmuxoJune 30, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Thank you so much Adriana. It's so nice of you to stop by my blog.

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  30. UnknownJuly 1, 2011 at 3:59 AM

    ¡Genial, Hilda!,me encanta como has resuelto la pared de la cabaña. Esas gasolineras las he visto en las películas de Hollywood. By the way, your Spanish is so good as your paintings.

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  31. hmuxoJuly 1, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Gracias Julian por tu visita y comentario. Since Dad passed away, I don't want to forget this beautiful language of ours, so I will practice with my blogger friends..

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  32. Dean H.July 1, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    An extraordinary painting, Hilda!! In oils, too, I see!
    This is a winner!

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  33. Alex Perez pintor contemporaneoJuly 1, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Thank you for your visit and for the kind comment!
    wonderful works.
    cheers!
    Alex

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  34. hmuxoJuly 1, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Yes DEAN, I thought I might give oil a try and I enjoyed it very much. thank you for stopping by my blog.

    Thank you ALEX for stopping by. It was very nice of you.

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  35. SadamiJuly 10, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Hi, Hilda,
    Lovely work, especially, colours. Also you have good eyes to find an interesting subject. It's a great talent to organize visual information. Your landscape work always teaches me something precious. Thank U!
    Cheers, Sadami

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  36. hmuxoJuly 10, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    Thank you so much SADAMI.

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