I have added my latest Watercolor Commission to my Gallery titled, A Day at the Beach. The cars pictured right to left are a 1956 Mercury Wagon, 1954 Pontiac 2 Door Hardtop, 1955 Oldsmobile 4 Door Hardtop. Pictured in the background is Winnipeg Beach.

I have also included a working drawing of the painting.

Thanks,
Roger Lusty

About The Artist:
Brian was born, and grew up in Birmingham. The two great passions in his life at that time were art and design, and cars. He decided to follow art as a profession and studied graphic design at Birmingham College of Art in the late sixties. Whilst there he designed the now familiar and iconic Union Jack flag painted on a Bowler hat, which won a national graphic design competition. A few years ago the original hat was sold by Christie’s in London to the New York Museum of Design.

After graduating, Brian went into advertising as an art director for 7 years, during that period he became interested in illustration, and left the ad agency and started as a freelance illustrator. Brian joined Meiklejohn Illustration in London, and was soon busy working on some of the biggest national and international advertising campaigns, for companies such as Barclays Bank, British Airways, Boots, Cadburys, Jaguar, London Transport and Volkswagen, to name but a few. He is still commissioned from time to time to illustrate magazine advertising campaigns and posters.

In recent years Brian has turned his attention more towards fine art, with work published in Europe and the US by companies such as Bruce Mcgaw Graphics and The Art Publishing Group. a large number of these images have been in the art deco style. This period had fired Brian’s imagination from an early age, after seeing and admiring art deco buildings, from 1930s cinemas, shops and department stores, to the white painted buildings you often find at the coast in the UK. He always thought these had a certain style and feel of a bygone era, long before knowing what art deco was.

From that start, Brian’s interest has grown into all things of the 1920s-30s period, and of course automobiles, hence a return to one of his first loves. Brian works in two distinct styles, the art deco flat colour image, influenced by the posters and graphics of the 20s-30s period, and a more traditional painterly style, of acrylic on canvas. In either style he likes to capture the way the light shines and reflects on the surface of the vehicle, giving a very solid metallic feel, Brian thinks it is important try and sit the car in a setting appropriate to its era, and style.

Clients include: BMW in Germany, Salon Prive, HRH the Crown Prince of Bahrain, as well as numerous private collectors and car owners.

Brian was commissioned to illustrate the BMW sponsored Concorso d’Eleganza at Villa d’Este, for 2009, 2010 and 2011. Held in Italy on the picturesque shores of Lake Como, this is the premier classic car event in Europe. In 2010, Brian has illustrated one of the most exclusive classic concours and supercar events in this country, Salon Prive, held at the Hurlingham Club in London. He has also exhibited work at Goodwood, both at the Festival of Speed and the Revival Meeting, Silverstone Classic, plus the International Historic Motorsport Show, and in motor sport art galleries.

Brian is always interested in corporate or private commissions.

Categories:
Classic Car, Exotic Car, Motorsport, Illustration, Portrait

Website:
http://www.brianjames.biz

About The Artist:
Timothy Raines has been sketching automobiles since childhood and over time, moved to realistic sketches to complex, moving and dynamic splashed art on canvas representing the best brands in Automotive. Tim claims among his corporate clients, the likes of Aston Martin NA and Michelin and has dozens of private client automotive art enthusiasts. Tim also is licensed by Major League Baseball and the Collegiate Licensing Corporation.

Categories:
Classic Car, Exotic Car, Motorsport, Illustration

Website:
http://www.timothyraines.com

Social Networks:
http://www.facebook.com/timothyrainesstudio
https://twitter.com/timothyraines

Hi everyone,
This is another new painting of mine.

I have called it “Le Mans-Movie-Fascination”, because when I was 18 years, I saw this famous movie and for us we lived behind the Iron Curtain in “socialist” Czechoslovakia, it was like from the empire of dreams… (as wel as Frankenheimer´s movie Grand Prix).

The scene is from last lap, Steve McQeen is driving Porsche 917 No. 21 on the third place.

Best regards,
Jiri

Here are Gábor’s latest additions to his blog. The Miura is the part of my V12 mid-engine Lambo-series, the Porsche was the result of an own carspotting.

Gábor Vida

2012 is Car Art’s 10th anniversary!

Time for a Top 10 list

At Pebble Beach last year I saw one of my all-time favorite cars: the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, designed by Sergio Scaglietti.

That day, August 20, it sold for $16.4m. — a new world record for a car at auction (previously $12m. for another TR in ’09.)

Exactly three months later, Scaglietti passed away, aged 91. The maestro had also co-designed the legendary 250 GTO, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Collectors clearly covet his cars. What about fine artists?

Our Ferrari Gallery is the biggest of all, with almost 200 artworks of 70 different cars.

Read more of CarArt’s newsletter here…

Happy New Year!
Peter Aylett
CarArt.us

One major piece and two small ink/watercolour.

F40 – Out of the Shadows, Into the Light.
24×30
Watercolour on Fredrix watercolour canvas

1954 Ferrari 625 F1
10×15
Ink & Watercolour on paper

Peter Collins / Ferrari D50
11×15
Ink and watercolour on paper

Grant Thomas

Otherwise called the E.R.A. R4D with Willie Green aboard and driftin..

Brett Young

NEW RELEASE – “DODGE N’ A BULLITT”

The World Famous Movie Car Chase, Featuring the Assassins’ Dodge Charger, Captured in Incredible Watercolor.

Whichever way you choose to read it, “dodging a (Frank) Bullitt”, “dodging a (shotgun) bullet”, or “Dodge (Charger) and a Bullitt (Mustang)”, the title of Michael’s latest painting, “DODGE N’ A BULLITT”, says it all!

Racing towards the end of what many consider to be the all time best car chase sequence ever, the assassins’ 1968 Charger dodges Frank Bullitt’s ’68 Mustang. In the reflection of the reflection, Bullitt finds himself seconds away from dodging the blast from the assassin’s shotgun.

There are 800 Limited Edition Prints, 20 Artist Proofs with Custom Remarque, and 50 Gallery Edition Canvases being released. We are offering Special Introductory Pricing until March 10th, 2012.

Michael Irvine

About The Artist:
Lucretia Torva has her Master of Fine Art in Painting from the University of Illinois. Her dedication and consistent effort resulted in producing many award winning pieces of art. At the same time, she was a highly rated instructor of art, teaching both studio and lecture classes. Lucretia Torva is now creating an inspirational statement taking us into the next decade and beyond. Vintage automobiles and motorcycles, as a subject, are a natural outgrowth of Lucretia’s desire to depict reflections and refractions of all types of surfaces. Reflections symbolize the many levels and interpretations of reality.

Lucretia can create an original custom piece of art of your car and/or family. You may also purchase original art she has already created . All of her work is available as a print. In case you have a large garage…ask about wall size murals.

Categories:
Classic Car, Exotic Car, Motorcycle, Muscle Car, Concept Design, Illustration, Portrait

Website:
http://www.torvafineart.com

Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/TorvaFineArt