Iron, Steel & Steam No. 1

Iron, Steel & Steam No. 1

A detail study of the massive iron drive wheels and steel rods on the Pere Marquette 1225. This 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive is owned and operated by the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation and operated by its Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan.

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First in the Iron, Steel & Steam series. This photograph will be exhibited in the The Great Train Expo at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan December 8-9, 2012. 



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Rolling Power No.1

Rolling Power No. 1

Homage to Charles Sheeler

This photograph will be exhibited in the The Great Train Expo at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan December 8-9, 2012. 

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Charles Sheeler (1883-1965) painted Rolling Power as part of a 1940 series depicting industrial power commissioned by Fortune magazine. Instead of showing the entire locomotive, his painting depicts only two drive wheels, a pilot wheel, drive rods and piston of a New York Central J3A Hudson Thoroughbred locomotive, the most powerful and efficient railroad locomotive at the time. It was one of ten streamlined versions of the engine designed to pull the legendary Twentieth Century Limited, the most beautiful and modern passenger train in America.

As well as a master painter, Sheeler was an accomplished self-taught photographer and used his own photographs as reference aids in painting Rolling Power and other works in the Power series. The photograph Wheels on which Rolling Power was based is basically the same composition and format as the painting, but unfortunately it no longer exists.

Sheeler thought so highly of this photograph Wheels that he allowed fellow photographer Edward Weston (1886-1958) to reproduce it along with his entry on photographic art for the 1942 edition of The Encyclopaedia Britannica. 
 

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The Great Train Expo

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Day is the traditional kick-off for the Christmas season, and for boys (and lots of girls) of all ages, Christmas means trains!

Pere Marquette 1225

This 2-8-4 Berkshire was built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. It is owned by the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation and operated by its Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan 

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On the weekend of December 8-9, The Great Train Expo comes to the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. The Great Train Expo is a national, traveling train show serving more states than any other show. It features operating model railroads, 200-500 tables of train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demonstrations, workshops, and much more! 

I'll be exhibiting my railroad photos in a booth with my good friend and fellow artist Paul Adams who will have his wonderful railroad art.

It is a great way to spend the day with the family whether you’re a rail fan, avid modeler, or looking for quality railroad art for your layout room, den, or office!



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