Teardrop Camper 'Mary Beth'

Teardrop Camper 'Mary Beth'

orig. watercolor 11x14in approx. (matted to 16x20 archival matboard)

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As this month's Camper-a-Day project comes to a close, I thought I'd spice it up with one of those cute, beloved teardrop campers. Here we have 'Mary Beth'. I do not know a whole lot about her, but that her proud owner built her by herself!!! Now, that is awesome! Girl power!

My to-do-camper rebuild:

Reminds me, that I might have to dig in myself if I ever want my darling disassembled Glenette Camper re-built. At the moment it resides in our back-storage of our inn- lovingly are all individual parts stored inside waiting patiently for now about two years! Yikes! If I don't get to it someday soon, I might forget how it got together! I took photos, but who knows how many questions will surface once the re-build starts. I assume my darling husband still has the hope that I will let him off the hook by acclaiming one day that we should just scrap the camper project.

And the story that goes with it:

What he doesn't know is that I still dream of this little trailer where I camped my very first time in Canada. I was invited to go hunting Moose in the wilderness without electricity and a dug-out toilet-hole in the bush! And a group of old men- all retired- that wanted to show me how rough the huntin' is in this country! Haha! One day I saw a bear running down the lane where the camper was parked- that freaked me right out as I had just used the outdoor 'toilet'! Makes for fun stories for sure! I got this camper, my Glenette now, as a gift once the old gentlemen retired it!

As you can see, I come from the highly tamed Germany where nature's inhabitants consists of small foxes and the odd dear and maybe a hedgehog. We never got that moose by the way...

Now, what does this have to do with this teardrop camper? I don't know, just somehow felt like sharing this little anecdote.

In any case, this month soon will come to a close. I will be wrapping up my camper project soon and hope you will help me cast your vote which paintings to choose for the 2017 Camper Calendar!

Hope to see you again tomorrow, with another Camper of the Day!                       Simone

My Little Campie- 1965 Glenette

My Little Campie- 1965 Glenette

oil on canvas 6x6

Not for Sale

Today is the last 'official' day for this January painting challenge.
I thought I'd like to end it with a painting of my own little campie... so here it is- before it was dis-assembled for re-build: Little Max, a 1965 Glenette.
A friend gave it to me as a gift- what a wonderful gift! He bought it in the 80's and used it for years for hunting. I have camped in it before: during my introduction to moose hunting in 2001- we never got a moose, but I fell in love with the little toaster camper! The best gift it was for me and what a surprise!!!

Every vintage Camper has its own story, every owner has a story about how they got it, and I have heard many stories this past month, it was a delightful, refreshing endeavour; I met so many new people, all passionate about their hobby and so generous in sharing their camper treasures and stories with me- and you! 
Thank you all for making this January the most fun January I've ever had- thank you!

For February I have to catch up with laundry and chores that have been patiently waiting, but already have some ideas to welcome spring in upcoming paintings as well as some paint-along tutorials for anyone interested in learning more about my method of painting.
What you'll need:
-artist grade watercolour paper: 100% cotton
-artist grade paints in the following primary colours (I use Da Vinci): 
    -Hansa Yellow Light
    -Phthalo Blue
    -Red Rose Deep
-chinese watercolour brush
-watercolour palette with multiple wells 
-container to hold water (Yoghurt tubs work well, the container will be stained)
-toilet paper roll to dab off excess water

Vintage Little Camper

Vintage Camper, 6x6, oil, 50$

Today's 30-paintings-in-30-days piece is about 'lil Max', a little 12ft Glenette camper that our friend Norm gave me as a gift and Markus promised to renovate for me to be sort of a mobile travelling studio. And I have to say, even though 'lil Max' is in pretty rough condition right now, I'm absolute in love with this 1965 vintage canned ham toaster camper. I asked our kids about naming our toaster camper and we agreed on 'lil Max, so our Maximilian is now proudly 'big Max'!
thanks for stopping by!                                                            Simone


Das heutige Bild ist von 'klein Max',  ein 3 Meter kurzer Glenette Wohnwagen den unser Freund Norm mir schenkte und den Markus renovieren moechte fuer mich als ein mobiles Malatelier und Camper. Und ich muss ehrlich zugeben, auch wenn 'lil Max' momentan in einem recht traurigem Zustand ist, dass ich absolut in ihn verknallt bin, in meinen 1965 Toaster Camper. Ich fragte unsere Kinder wie wir ihn nennen sollen und wir einigten uns auf 'kleiner Max', wo nun unser Maximilian stolz der 'grosse Max' ist!        Vielen Dank fuer's vorbeischauen!                            Simone