Rosso!
One Christmas, many years ago, my brother and I were gifted a Strombecker 1/32nd scale slot car track set. It wasn’t much by today’s standards but, back then, it provided hours of enjoyment…and competition. The set came with two cars—a blue Jaguar D-Type and a red Ferrari 250TR. Maybe it was the track, the car, or the driver but the Ferrari always seemed the faster of the two cars and was frequently the source of…
Austin-Healey 100S 70th Anniversary
The Austin-Healey 100S was and remains one of the most important cars in the development of Brisith sports cars. Built primarily for racing, the aluminum bodied 100S made 132BHP from it’s Weslake head equipped 4-cylinder engine and featured, 4-wheel disc brakes, the first production to do so. To save weight, no overdrive was fitted and the original folding windscreen was replaced with a fixed mounted plastic version. In all, only 50 cars were built, mostly…
Frist Generation Thunderbird Art
“Baby” ‘Bird artwork has been on my draw list ofr quite a while and I’m glad I finally got around to drawing it. In high school, a neighbor of mine owned a coral colored example complete with continental kit. I always thought it was a cool looking ride. While the cult movie American Pie may have built household awareness for the first generation Thunderbird, the “baby ‘Birds” were already well known throughout the collector car…
2025 Amelia Lookback
I’m well overdo to get a recap of the 2025 Amelia out to folks but thanks to Paul Kaperonis from Hagerty Insurance I’m able to share photos of a good many of the simply spectacular cars that were there. This is only a small sampling of the many photos Paul took at the 30th Amelia Concours but should give you a good idea of the quality and variety of the cars on hand. If…
Last Rodeo
All good things must come to and end and, after more than a dozen years on the road, 2025 will mark my last regular tour. It’s been a blast. So many new friends, so many cool cars, I don’t think I would change a thing about the experience (well maybe the rain and/or heat at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix), but things are catching up to me. My 75th birthday is coming in April…
Alfa Romeo Spider Art
It’s taken forever and some push from my friend John Saccameno at Sport Specialty but I finally dove into drawing Alfas, starting with an early Gulietta. I haven’t drawn many Italian cars but this early post-war Alfa reminded a lot of post-war British cars where some of the parts selection seemed to vary considerably from year to year, I assume based on scarcity or availability. With the fist one already at the printer, I’m on…
Lime Rock Post-Event Sale
With the 42nd annual Lime Rock Historic Festival in my rear view mirror and the end of my traveling season, it’s time to clear out this year’s show art to make room in the studio and start planning for next season’s works. In addition to several framed pieces, I also have a number of dye-sublimated fabric prints including the Jaguar XJ13, Porsche 356 Anniversary and an 8′ x 6′ lightbox version of my Corvette…
Austin-Healey Art Gallery
Some time back, Jon Hill from AH Spares contacted me about illustration a number of Healeys with which he planned to decorate his showroom. Cars included a variety big Healeys, a Sprite and, of course, the Healey Sports 55 boat art. This was all made possible with the help of my friend Ken Fleming who made the initial introduction as well as recommendation. Fast forward several months and Ken is in the UK to…
Corvette Gand Sport—Independence
My Corvette Grand Sport—Independence art was the result of a customer requesting something with a patriotic theme and I could thin of no better example of an All-American race car then the Corvette Grand Sport. I have to be honest here, I was pretty skeptical of the idea but, hey, you never know how something is going to turn out unless you give it a go. The result surprised me. So much so, that I…