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Automotive Art – Vintage Race Car Series 2

September 18, 2010

Ok! Finally got some more time to crank out a few more digital paintings.   So here’s some automotive art featuring a sort of story board format of two grand prix racers competing for the finish line. I’m not quite done with the series but here is a finished vintage car art painting showing the [...]

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How to Expand your Visual Vocabulary: Painting Environments

March 28, 2010
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Often times I get caught up drawing cars all the time.  I always forget that other aspects of art influence me such as environments.  Expanding your horizons by tackling many types of subject matter greatly improves your ability to interpret 3D forms and objects.  Drawing environments is actually a bit of a struggle for me [...]

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Vintage Grand Prix Car Art Series 1: 1957 Cuban Grand Prix

January 26, 2010
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1957 Cuban Grand Prix: This painting was inspired by the race that took place in the Cuban Grand Prix in 1957. The Jaguar D Type driven by Cuba’s own Alfonso Gomez Mena. The painting focal point is mostly on the Jaguar.  A stylized and abstract depiction of the crowd and buidlings ae shown in the background to add some excitement [...]

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Vintage Grand Prix Car Art Series 1: 1957 Monaco

January 2, 2010
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1957 Monaco: This painting was inspired by the historical race that took place at Monaco in 1957.  Sterling Moss drives the 250F front engine Maserati through Port Hercules. Though Sterling’s actual color of the car and number were different than what is pictured, the number used here was  for a more personal connection. Moss’s career [...]

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Vintage Grand Prix Car Art Series 1: 1960′s Monaco

November 19, 2009
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1960 Monaco: Esteemed driver, Sterling Moss, winner of the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix, beats out McLaren from New Zealand in a nail biter race.  Moss brings the pride to Great Britain winning for the first time in a Lotus Climax-18.

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