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2016 Gateway Dirt Pits – Behind the Scenes Photos

December 15, 2016 by Shane Walters

2016 Gateway Dirt Pit Stalls – Go Behind the Scenes on Move in Day

Take a look at the 2016 Gateway Dirt Nationals pit stalls ahead of the event. Today, dirt racing invades The Dome at America’s Center.

Last night teams from all across the country began rolling into the stadium. They unloaded their cars and setup pit stalls. I’ve been working on gathering an entry list, but apparently it’s a hard thing to come by.

I will say the Gateway Dirt Nationals is stacked with local talent and big name dirt late model drivers. A few of the drivers I’ve seen thus far; Scott Bloomquist, Bobby Pierce, Kenny Wallace, Gordy Gundaker, Kyle Steffens, Kevin Weaver, Ray Walsh and Lance Dehm. That’s a very short and incomplete list of the drivers I’ve seen. I couldn’t tell who most of the dirt late model drivers were last night as their trailer was not unloaded.

Most teams have rented a single car pit stall. Meaning, no trailer. The cars are dropped off and the trailer is parked across the street.

There are only a select few who purchased a pit stall big enough for their enclosed trailer rig. However, for those guys the rig must be detached from the trailer. They have the trailer only, with the hauler also parked across the street.

Many were questioning how the Gateway Dirt Nationals staff could fit 400 race cars in a single building. However, the room is there. The America’s Center Convention Complex has an amazing amount of space. A total of 502,000 square-feet in the L shaped building. The complex is attached to The Dome.

The convention center also happens to be one of the most beautiful modern minimalist interiors I’ve ever seen in St. Louis. I want to live in there.

Need something more exciting to look at? You can watch the ‘Gateway Dirt Nationals track test’ video here. Also, photos from the on-track test can be seen here.

You can view the Gateway Dirt Nationals event schedule for this weekends event here.

We’re based in St. Louis so you bet we’re covering everything for this event. You can view the full archive of Gateway Dirt Nationals news coverage here.

Take a look at the pit stalls for the Gateway Dirt Nationals below.

The Gateway Dirt Nationals event takes place this weekend at the Edward Jones Dome in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. To get tickets to The Dome Dirt Race visit GatewayDirt.com

2016 Gateway Dirt Pits – Pit Space Photos

Photos: Shane Walters

Slim Shady LP Vicodin Pill Painting 2016-7 (21)

Shane Walters Slim Shady LP Vicodin Pill Art 4699

November 27, 2016 by Shane Walters

Click here to purchase or learn more about the Slim Shady LP painting shown above.

Slim Shady LP Vicodin pill painting by St. Louis based artist Shane Walters. This is a large 30″ x 48″ oil on canvas painting. It features the SSLP Vicodin pill over dark clouds with a matte finish, just like the CD artwork.

This painting is representative of one of the greatest albums of all time. It was the mainstream debut of Eminem. The SSLP album was released on February 23, 1999. It sold 283,000 copies in the first week of release but has totaled 18 million worldwide since it first hit the shelves.

The Slim Shady LP Vicodin pill is featured on the original disc itself. The bitey pill was later referenced on the Marshall Mathers LP with the following lines in the song ‘Under the Influence’.

“I’m like a mummy at night, fightin’ with bright lightnin’
Frightened with five little white Vicodin pills bitin’ him.”

This artwork was created using only the highest level of oil paints and professional grade canvases available. The art should last more than a lifetime when handled, displayed and preserved correctly.

MEDIUM
Oil Paint

SIZE
30″ x 48″

DEPTH
1.5″

AUTHENTICITY
Each painting is signed on the front by the artist. The back of each piece of art is also labeled and finger printed to ensure authenticity of the art.

OIL PAINT
Only UV resistant professional high grade pigment inks used on the artwork.

CANVAS
Only the highest level of professional grade canvases available for purchase were used on this artwork. This helps ensure the artwork is protected and prepared to last a lifetime.

PROTECTION LAYER
Several layers of matte varnish have already been applied to this painting. The varnish layers protect the painting from UV light, dust and dirt. It helps the painting maintain it’s original color and allows for easy cleaning without damage to the painting under the varnish.

CLEANING
To clean your canvas product, use a clean dry cloth to remove any dust, do not use any abrasive materials or cleaning fluids as this may cause damage and discoloration to the oil paint.

PLACEMENT
The product has been designed for display in a dry covered environment. Items should not be left outdoors. Do not expose to water or very humid atmospheres. It is okay to hang the product in direct sunlight, however you may wish to avoid long periods of sunlight exposure.

SHIPPING
Orders will ship within 1-5 days. US shipping can take up to 5 business days. If purchasing from outside the USA, you may be subject to local import taxes and duty fees.

SHANE WALTERS ART
I strongly believe in quality not quantity. I use nothing but the best products and materials in every aspect of my artwork. Most art you’ll find from other stores or artist’s are mass produced products using machines and the cheapest available supplies and paints. The costs on my end when producing each piece of art are significantly increased when going the high-quality artwork route. However, I’m only interested in offering you the highest quality of luxury art available, no matter the costs on my end.

White Modern Minimalist Painting 2016-6 (20)

White Minimalism Painting Shane Walters 4299

November 27, 2016 by Shane Walters

Click here to purchase or learn more about the white modern minimalist painting shown above.

White modern minimalist painting by St. Louis based artist Shane Walters. This is a large 30″ x 48″ oil on canvas painting. It features light grey lines as well as a set of graphite lines on a matte white canvas. There’s also an easter egg hidden in the painting.

MEDIUM
Oil Paint

SIZE
30″ x 48″

DEPTH
1.5″

AUTHENTICITY
Each painting is signed on the front by the artist. The back of each piece of art is also labeled and finger printed to ensure authenticity of the art.

OIL PAINT
Only UV resistant professional high grade pigment inks used on the artwork.

CANVAS
Only the highest level of professional grade canvases available for purchase were used on this artwork. This helps ensure the artwork is protected and prepared to last a lifetime.

CLEANING
To clean your canvas product, use a clean dry cloth to remove any dust, do not use any abrasive materials or cleaning fluids as this may cause damage and discoloration to the oil paint.

SHIPPING
Orders will ship within 1-5 days. US shipping can take up to 5 business days. If purchasing from outside the USA, you may be subject to local import taxes and duty fees.

Modern Lego City Street Build

August 13, 2016 by Shane Walters

Modern Lego City Street – Lego Update 2

I’ve been busy playing with Lego lately. I’ve made some progress on the train tunnel and the ultra modern Lego city street. The entire custom Lego city project has a completion date of around 2025. I’ll be posting updates along the way. The photo album below shows the current status of the Lego build.

The basic Lego city layout itself was constructed and de-constructed about 3-4 times. I ran into many issues that made me start over from scratch. But I finally found solutions to most of my problems.

Lego Street and Sidewalk

The Lego street itself is 90% done. The finishing tiles have not been placed all the way down the street or sidewalk but the photos give you the idea of where I’m going with the project.

I placed the sidewalk on top of two layers of Lego plates. With the tile that makes the sidewalk the exact height of one Lego brick.

The means that as I start placing buildings in the modern Lego city the first layer of bricks will place the building in-line with the sidewalk. That makes the doors into the buildings at feet level of the Lego minifigures.

Adding plate layers to the sidewalk was important because it resulted in more realistic curb for the street. Using one layer of tiles alone would mean the sidewalk is the same height at the street, that’s not what I wanted.

I used a combination of dark blueish grey and light blueish gray tiles on the sidewalk construction. Lots of various size tiles as well. That gave the sidewalk a very unique, modern and simple look. The base color for the sidewalk is light grey with dark grey used for detail. That allows for contrast between the street itself which is done in tiles of all dark grey.

I didn’t post any photo from under the Lego street or sidewalk. However, the entire center section of the street is easily removed. This will allow me to build basements to the Lego city buildings. I’ll highlight the under street details later on.

Underground Lego Train

The train runs under the entire city. I did this to add about an extra 6 inches to the city above. The table is only 30″ wide as it allows me to fit the table between door frames. They narrowness of the table brought limitations.

So, to get the extra inches for the modern Lego city itself I decided to place the track under the city itself. That meant raising the entire foundation and the street. That part was very expensive, but it basically allowed me to place two rows of buildings instead of just one.

The problem with running a lego train underground is that trains often derail. Without escape hatches, that would make picking up the pieces very difficult.

My solution was the make the entire outside of the street foundation covered in hidden hatches. When the train derails I can just pull down several hatches and remove the train pieces from the tunnel itself. That’s much easier than deconstructing the foundation and eventually the buildings on top just to get into the tunnel.

Modern Lego City Street Build Photo Gallery

Modern Minimalist Oil Painting 2016-1 (15)

Shane Walters Art Modern Minimalist Painting Detail Photo 15 3026

May 22, 2016 by Shane Walters

Click here to purchase or learn more about the modern minimalist painting shown above.

Modern minimalist oil on canvas line painting by St. Louis based artist Shane Walters.

This small 36″ x 12″ oil on canvas painting features a colorless design of graphite angled lines.

This artwork was created using only the highest level of oil paints and professional grade canvases available.

The art should last more than a lifetime when handled, displayed and preserved correctly.

MEDIUM
Oil Paint

SIZE
36″ x 12″

DEPTH
1.5″

AUTHENTICITY
Each painting is signed on the front by the artist. The back of each piece of art is also labeled and finger printed to ensure authenticity of the art.

OIL PAINT
Only UV resistant professional high grade pigment inks used on the artwork.

CANVAS
Only the highest level of professional grade canvases available for purchase were used on this artwork. This helps ensure the artwork is protected and prepared to last a lifetime.

PROTECTION LAYER
Several layers of high gloss varnish have already been applied to this painting. The varnish layers protect the painting from UV light, dust and dirt. It helps the painting maintain it’s original color and allows for easy cleaning without damage to the painting under the varnish.

CLEANING
To clean your canvas product, use a clean dry cloth to remove any dust, do not use any abrasive materials or cleaning fluids as this may cause damage and discoloration to the oil paint.

SHIPPING
Orders will ship within 1-5 days. US shipping can take up to 5 business days. If purchasing from outside the USA, you may be subject to local import taxes and duty fees.