RETRO, 50S, COUNTRY, NOSTALGIA, AMERICANA, ABANDONED MOTEL, TOM BROWN ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING

I recently came across a box of long-forgotten sketches in the back of my studio; things that I had sketched when they caught my eye along country roads. Nostalgic glimpses of vanishing America and leftover memories of a bygone era.

For years these sketches have been packed away and forgotten, but I'm having fun bringing them to life now after all this time.

This painting is based on one of those sketches. Keep an eye on my blog for more of these cherished memories of bygone days. I'll show a couple more each week.

"THE MOON AND THE STARS MOTEL"

5X7 INCH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING by Tom Brown

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Tom Brown

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NOSTALGIA, COUNTRY HOME, PLEIN AIR LANDSCAPE by TOM BROWN

“A STEP BACK IN TIME” is an original oil painting on a 5x7 inch Masonite panel.

I painted this while standing in weeds beside this rural roadway. I used the compact pochade paintbox that you’ve seen in many of my YouTube videos.

I love that little pochade box. I keep it in the trunk of my car whenever I’m out riding in the country and in a case like this it lets me set up and paint within moments. When I finished, I simply left the painting clamped in place and closed the box. I was packed and ready to travel.

The late afternoon light brought out the rich colors of the scene, and it was my goal to capture that effect. This one has some delicious colors, interesting “edge treatments” and a wonderful feeling of having stepped back in time to a slower paced era. I hope you like it.

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Thanks for looking.
Tom Brown
tombrownstudio@cox.net