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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Turning the years



My dad's scratchboard of a locomotive at the turntable in Fort Worth...This became a family Christmas card, from an original drawing, when I was with him as a little boy. This is a portion of it only, and for my cousin Dan B Clark who mentioned it last night on facebook.

for you youngsters, a turntable was necessary to turn the big steam locomotives around, because they didn't move efficiently in reverse, unlike the diesels are ambi-directional.

Scratchboard involves covering a white surface with black paint, and then using a knife to scratch out a negative image.

3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 5, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    I love this work. It is my favorite of all your dad's work and sparked my interest in steam locomotives. Thanks for sharing it.

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  2. @okieprofAugust 5, 2009 at 8:53 PM

    All little boys love steam locomotives, no matter how old we are...you're welcome

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  3. Erudite RedneckAugust 6, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    Awesome.

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