Orange Excavator
This is the first painting I have worked on that needed a lot of orange. A few hints of architecture was painted on the background. It has been removed since it made the painting a little busier. I was worried about orange overtaking the whole painting; however, a large, quiet and empty white space actually worked. It made the excavator iconic. It is still work in progress.
Orange Excavator
Orange excavator is standing taller than the buildings on the background; striking and iconic. Drawing this for a few hours today made me realized that its structure is a lot more complex than it looked. I tried to keep the shapes generic. However, nuts, bolts, intertwined wires and other smaller structure connecting cab, arm and the bucket made the whole excavator a work of art. I could not ignore these details. It was time well spent.