Dana Forrester Corvette Print “Laguna Indian” – C7 Z06 Laguna Blue
“Laguna Indian” with its exciting reflections is based on a photo of a Laguna Blue Z06 which I took in 2016. I selected wall signs for Indian Motorcycles and a soda named Quiky for the background. I have an upright Coke machine in my studio, but I’ve always wanted one of the horizontal “raise the lid” machines I remember from my childhood, so I included one in this painting. I often see vendors who restore machines at auction events where I can photograph them for use in my work.
Size 11 X 17 Can be ordered in larger sizes as well.
Dana Forrester began painting his brick wall series in the mid-seventies and won many Regional and National Awards for his focus on weathered and layered advertising signs painted on brick walls. It was truly a unique and direct look at the world, often showing the viewer a subject he had not noticed before. Dana was elected as a Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society and of the National Watercolor Society in the early eighties, then began painting full time in 1987. His world changed a year later when he bought his first Sting Ray Corvette, the car which brought about a change in the subject of his art. He has continued to explore the theme of brick buildings and advertising art while using the collector automobile as a major element of his work. Dana creates about ten to twelve major works a year for publication as well as a number of commissioned watercolors for collectors wanting an original painting of a subject special to them. His paintings are included in many private, corporate, and museum collections worldwide. Currently he owns three significant Corvettes and has plans for more, a fact that separates Dana from other automotive artists.