Dan Gurney Signature GT40 MKIV Art
Have you ever had one of those moments when you unintentionally verbalized something you thought you were just thinking? I recently experienced such a moment during my visit to All American Racers. I was standing in Dan’s office with his son Justin and Doug Buchanan from Garage Graphics, looking at a very cool poster from the 1967 LeMans race with a profile view of the GT40 and a black and white image of Dan spraying…
AAR—An All American Story
Incredible. Awesome. Amazing. Pick your superlative and it still won’t be enough to adequately describe the aura surrounding All American Racers. AAR is so packed full of racing history and Dan Gurney’s memorabilia, it would take days, maybe weeks to really go through it properly. Doug Buchanan (Garage Graphics) and I were extremely fortunate to have 4 hours of Justin Gurney’s time for a personal tour and we did our best to absorb as much…
Go West Young Man
Late last year, shortly after I finished the Gurney Eagle illustration, Doug Buchanan from Garage Graphics headed west to attend the grand opening of Morris and Welford’s new showroom in Newport Beach. Among the many people (including former F1 champ Jenson Button) in attendance was Pat Persichini, one of the folks from Morris and Welford. Doug and Pat got to talking and, at some point, Doug whipped out his cell phone to show him shots…
It’s A Tiger!
I have only myself to blame. When one of the members of the Sunbeam Tiger Facebook page suggested it would be cool for me to illustrate the famous Targa Florio car after he posted some pics of the little red rocket, I just couldn’t resist. Both the race and the car were really great stories and I was intrigued by both. I was lucky to get to work with Dave McDermott (current owner of the…
(not so) Heavy Metal
Making magic with brushed aluminum or…I get a heavy dose of humility. Meeting up with Doug Buchanan at Garage Graphics may turn out to be one of the more seminal moments in SCA’s young history. For several months he’d been trying to convince me to print one of my illustrations on brushed aluminum. Maybe it’s what’s left of the traditionalist in me but, I not only firmly resisted, I uncharitably likened it to the automotive…
OAC1—What Might Have Been
No, you’re not seeing things. That’s actually one of my illustrations but drawn in reverse at the request of David Matthews for a project he’s working on. OAC1 is the sister car to Donald Healey’s personal coupe, ONX113. Here it’s depicted as it might have been seen after just departing Jensen and well before it met with several unseemly “modifications” including having its roof removed at one point and a six-cylinder installed at another. The…
Think Big!
You say your man-cave needs a bit of dressing up? That it’s not looking up to snuff lately? Well, friends, I have just the thing—a new super-sized display print from garage Graphics! For those who follow these pages, you know about my developing relationship with Doug Buchanan and his Garage Graphics® large-scale displays. I’m pleased to announce that I’m now offering two standard sized —40″ x 80″ and 60″ x 120″—displays in back…
Cars Yeah!
I recently had the fun of being interviewed by Mark Greene from Cars Yeah! who, with considerable skill and finesse, managed to make me sound reasonably coherent. We talked cars, we talked art, cars and art, as well as other stuff. This is your big chance to know more about me than you might want to know. http://carsyeah.com/ourportfolio/956-david-townsend/ Here’s a quick re-cap of a few of the highlights. INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE Talent is not a gift, it’s…