Antler Motel Neon Sign — Painted Live at The Four Seasons

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting by Borbay

During week five as Four Seasons Jackson Hole’s Artist-In-Residence, I revisited an old friend — the Antler Motel.

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Enjoy the painting process, soundtrack courtesy of Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda.

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting Process by Borbay

Kicking things off with a Highwater cocktail and a quick china marker sketch. I wanted the painting to feel loose, so I drew as quickly as I could… three minutes or so.

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting Process by Borbay

Unlike a studio painting, I don’t have the luxury of a careful underpainting… so I simply dive in and begin painting the letters.

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting Process by Borbay

I hit the shadows with some deep blue around ANTLER, but that was wrong, so I back-tracked, and went from Cadmium Red to dark, beginning by outlining MOTEL. This was the right approach.

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting Process by Borbay

Sometimes you find yourself in a deep trance… this painting was one of those instances. Thus, I got busy painting and didn’t take a picture until I was nearly there. The tubes make a neon. Many strokes on this painting, particularly around the letters and on the wood are thick… impasto style.

Antler Neon Sign Session Painting by Borbay

And boom! Here it is. You can take home the original to experience the tonal subtleties. Oh… and here is the first Antler Painting, created in my Teton Village studio back in 2015:

Antler Motel Painting by Borbay

The differences between a long-form studio painting and a session painting are fun to explore.

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