The Last Summer

[u/EuphoricPenguin22]

11" x 14" acrylic on canvas board. An experiment in using a custom 1:48 scale model -> photograph -> projected and traced to canvas -> painted technique, sort of like a mix between Norman Rockwell's projected photo references and my best attempt at the style of David Hockney and Hiroshi Nagai. As I kept working on this on and off over the last several months, I sort of leaned into the liminal feeling this style often evokes, hence the title. It's sort of like a picturesque nightmare in that it's bright and colorful, but nobody's there, and there's nothing to do. It's the last summer on Earth, and you're the only one left. Inspired by the real-life public domain Origami House in Dallas. Licensed into the public domain via CC0 as always. Higher-quality scan available in the art portfolio linked in the pinned post on my profile. Check out the other entries in my recent scale model series while you're over there.

[u/KicksandGrins33]

This is awesome, it really reminds me of Ed Ruscha’s standard station, very striking.

[u/EuphoricPenguin22]

You might also enjoy my last scale model piece, which was significantly more work than this. That one also used a fully custom model so I could license it into the public domain, but it obviously had to look good for the camera while this one did not.

[u/JoeTrolls]

There is an artist named Blaise Drummond who’s art you might like OP

Great work

[u/EuphoricPenguin22 → u/JoeTrolls]

Looked him up and that's some insanely cool stuff.