Penske Chaparral Re-issue
The Story Behind the Print The Gordan Johncock Penske Chaparral 2K was the very first piece I actually earned money for as an illustrator. The year was 1996 I was approached by a friend and business associate, acquainted with both Penske and Johncock who commissioned an illustration of the Chaparral 2K. It was the very first illustration I was ever actually paid for and what I didn’t know about licensing, commissions, and the whole business…
A Night at the Museum
UPDATE – 6/5/2019 Smithsonion construction is underway! The new Nation of Speed exhibit at the National Air and Space Museum featuring my Group 44 TR4A print at life size is now being built with an estimated open date of sometime in 2021. If you haven’t yet read the story of how this most improbable event came to be please, continue on. I still find it pretty damn amazing. My phone rang and, when I picked…
Porsche 356B Artwork
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Porsche 356A work led directly into the 356B. . Your Sports Car Art Porsche 356B archival print is available in any version—including the Carrera models—in any factory exterior and interior colors with a number of options and accessories with which you can further customize your illustration. Illustrations are available in two sizes—12″ x 24″ or 18″ x 36″—printed on museum quality archival paper using naturally pigmented inks for…
Porsche Type 547 “Furhman” Engine
Designed by Ernst Furhman for the 550 model as well as a performance option for the 356 models, Furhman’s complex design began with the basic flat four and then added dual overhead cams driven by beveled gears, coupled with dual distributors and two spark plugs per cylinder. The original motor produced a reliable 110 horsepower turning at 7,800 RPMS with later models cranking out up to 135 horsepower at a rather sedate 7,200 RPMs. The…
DIY Metal Framing
Do it yourself picture framing for my 12″ x 24″ prints using wood frame kits and commonly found tools and materials.
New Artists Exhibition
While I’m a reasonably familiar presence around vintage car shows and have work hanging in several museums, I’ve never actually never been juried into a fine art exhibit—until now. Earlier this month I was asked by the Chaffee Art Center to submit work for consideration to be included in an exhibit featuring new artists. Like several other experiences involving my work—having Gerry Coker review my Austin-Healey art or sending the newly completed Gurney eagle images…
Pebble Beach Concours Run
My week in Monterey, California at the Automobilia Monterey event wasn’t all work and no play. After working our fannies off for the first part of the week, Doug Buchanan from Garage Graphics and I took off at 6:30AM on Thursday morning to watch the cars head out on the annual Pebble Beach Concours Run down to Carmel and back. While not every car from the concours participated, there were beautiful (and rare) cars everywhere,…
Painting With Light
I became acquainted with Bill Pack’s photography through Garage Graphics where we’re both contributing artists and was immediately drawn to his unique style and the technique he calls, “painting with light”. However you want to describe his process, the results are truly stunning and unlike any other automotive art photography. Bill has curated a selected number of his images into a collection,—V12 Automotive Art Volume One—bound into a hard cover coffee table book for which…
Never say “never”
Never say “never”. We’ve all heard the phrase more times than we likely care to. Typically because not long after uttering “never” to some request, we find ourselves doing whatever it was we said we’d never do. And so it was. I’ve been known to support a car event or two and it’s been my pleasure over the past few years to be able to help the Central Coast British Car Club out in California…