Tumblr (3.0; @holmespaint)http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/<p>Welcome to my new tumblr page. I am an artist who paints photo-realistic city scenes.</p> <p><br/>Some folks are a bit confused when they see the images at first, since they do tend to look like regular photographs (this is especially true when viewed on a computer monitor at reduced scale). However I can assure you that everything you see here is, in fact, a painting. I take pictures of interesting locations, then use that as a reference to guide my painting. I don&#8217;t use an airbrush, nor do I paint over the existing photo. It is all done by hand with a small brush. Yes, it does take a long time. Several months, usually.</p> <p><br/>I hope you enjoy my work and stop back to check in from time to time. I will be posting pictures of my current piece in progress, so you can see how it develops over time.<br/>Thanks for visiting!</p> <p><br/>David</p> <p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041zdt1Al1r1xdf7.jpg"/></p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439565927http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439565927Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:03:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041sgfXTM1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div class="caption">“Giant Slide”<br/>2011 Acrylic/Canvas<br/>48”x24”</div></p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439470566http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439470566Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:00:15 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041m66WGY1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Target Acquired”<br/>2008 Acrylic/Wood        <br/>80”x32”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439362336http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439362336Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:56:30 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041ksEYBa1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Doggy Diner”        <br/>2002 Acrylic/Hardboard    <br/>20”x16”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439338277http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439338277Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:55:40 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m041h38R2o1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Boardwalk”    <br/>2003 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>48”x24”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439273492http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18439273492Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:53:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tvpN89W1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Columbus Avenue”<br/>2003 Acrylic/Hardboard    <br/>20”x16”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340896640http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340896640Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:16:37 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tusY1kY1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Woerner’s”        <br/>2003 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>48”x36”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340860914http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340860914Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:16:03 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00ttrWCXp1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Sky Arrow”        <br/>2002 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>40”x30”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340820937http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340820937Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:15:27 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tstbzfU1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Mission Street”    <br/>2002 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>48”x36”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340783444http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340783444Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:14:53 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00trprt9b1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Say-Hey Willie”    <br/>2004 Acrylic/Hardboard    <br/>20”x16”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340740378http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340740378Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:14:12 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tpsDUNu1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Randy’s Donuts”        <br/>2005 Acrylic/Canvas    <br/>48”x24”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340663166http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340663166Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:13:04 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00towgQNi1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Flying Truck    “    <br/>2004 Acrylic/Hardboard    <br/>20”x16”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340628920http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340628920Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:12:31 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tndWy171r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Broadway Hustle”        <br/>2005 Acrylic/Wood        <br/>80”x32”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340569415http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340569415Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:11:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tlr4boe1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“17 Reasons”        <br/>2002 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>40”x30”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340504190http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340504190Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:10:39 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tj1YPcU1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Beauty and the Beast”    <br/>2003 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>48”x36”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340396103http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340396103Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:09:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m00tekEBBV1r4aduho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Welcome to Minneapolis”<br/>2006 Acrylic/Canvas        <br/>48”x24”</p>http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340222527http://holmespaint.tumblr.com/post/18340222527Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:06:20 -0500