Monday, December 31, 2007

Kremer Porsche

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here we are,last day of 2007,
time for a little nostalgia,thought i show you what i painted when i was still a teenager,

Kremer and Gelo Porsche 935,

goache on paper

Barcelona

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13x18" Goache on paper sold

some more Nostalgia...

painted this when i was in my twenties
Barcelona 1973

Grand Prix Sportique international art competition

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Back in 1999 i entered the annual Grand Prix Sportique international motoring art competition,
in the past it had launched the career of Juan Carlos Ferrigno.
I was delighted when i got second prize,out of 600+ contestants world wide.
Apart from a big amount of money a lot of good came out of it,but it didn't change my career,wich looking back was a good thing,i would probably still have peen painting photographic...eek!

Here is the winner Andreas Mindt on the right and yours truly on the left.

The jury with the winning painting,left to right,Tony Brooks,Jody Scheckter,Paul Stewart,david Mills,John Watson,ken Reeds,Rowan Atkinson (yes Mr Bean!) Craig Warwick and Chris Rea.

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Saturday, December 29, 2007

on the road 8

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it is saturday it is time for an on the road painting...

our youngest enjoying his x-mass,go-cart present,up and down,up and down,hours of fun...for the both of us!

oil on panel 5x8"

Friday, December 28, 2007

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slowly cranking up this car-a-day thing
x-mass was great...work is better!
911's, love'm
Roock Porsche,acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

Monday, December 24, 2007

Cars II

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and here is Chick Hicks of Ruben when he was 5...vrooom!!

Cars

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Ok,Christmass is for kids...right? so here some drawings of our boys.
these are Toby's who is 12 years old.



Chick Hicks,Boost,DJ,snotrod and another Boost,all ballpoint on paper,aren't they great??

Saturday, December 22, 2007

on the road 7

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Christmass shopping...fun? you decide!
oil on panel 5x8"

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Lotus 72

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Jochen Rindt,Lotus 72,Monza 1970
acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

Lotus 56B turbine

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Emmerson Fittipaldi,Lotus 56B turbine,Monza 1971.
acrylic on paper 5x8"

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Lancia Beta Monte Carlo

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Lancia Beta Monte Carlo,
acrylic on paper 8x12" sold

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

doodle

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just a little doodle for today
can you see what it is?

Monday, December 17, 2007

Ford Focus

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love this wild VK livery,Steve Perez,Ford Focus,British rally champion 2005 oil on canvas 24x30" sold

Saturday, December 15, 2007

on the road 6

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another quicky in the car...rainy day in Rhayadar oil on 8x6" panel.

Friday, December 14, 2007

Datsun 240z

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The Datsun 240z of Steve Perez in the Classic Safari rally 2008,yes that's right 2008!
oil on canvas 24x30" sold
Happy Birthday Steve!

Louis Wagner

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runner up in the French Grand Prix of 1912,Louis Wagner on his FIAT S-47
acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Porshe 911

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another classic of Steve Perez,Porsche 911
oil on canvas 24x30" sold

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Lancia Stratos VK

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the Lancia Stratos of Steve Perez
oil on canvas 24x30" sold

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Steve Perez

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over the years i have been fortunate to paint the amazing classic rally car collection of Steve Perez,here is his Audi,oil on canvas 24x30" sold

Monday, December 10, 2007

Nimrod

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Aston Martin Nimrod,Spa 1982 oil on panel 24x20" sold

car free sunday

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on the road 5

lekker fietsen,oil on canvas 8x6" sold

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Gilles Villeneuve

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On It!,
Gilles Villeneuve,Ferrari,Long Beach 1979,
acrylic on paper8x12" sold

on the road 4

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dark days here in wales,the weather is awful,storms,floods everything...nearly x-mass folks! driving home,oil on canvas 9x12"

Friday, December 7, 2007

Ferrari 275 gtb4 nearly there...

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nearly there apart from some little details.


it is rainy and windy outside,hence the blured pic

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Jochen Rindt

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Jochen Rindt,Lotus 72,Zandvoort 1970
oil on canvas 24x30" sold
sorry no ferrari 275 update,had to do some errants and after three intense days it's good to take a bit of distance...

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Ferrari 275gtb4...wip5

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here are two more progress shots,the landscape is really getting there now...

tomorrow i will try and finish the car.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

ferrari 275 gtb4...wip4

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did a lot more work on the car,next step is to get more reflected color into the blue and make it go faster...it's looking a lot more autumn now...still trying to work over the whole painting.




things are taking shape now,must try and leave the details,concentrate on the overall look...

Ferrari 275gtb4 wip3

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bit more color,i'm still unsure and use very thinned down paint,starting to get a bit bitty...must watch that...i'mgoingtofastallready!my camara loves light blue...

don't know where i'm going with that road yet,changed the position and seize of the car.not unhappy with the colors at the moment.

Monday, December 3, 2007

Ferrari 275gtb4...wip2

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after the drawing,i start blocking in the big areas,
trying to make the colors work with each other,
being careful to keep the distant planes back.

i like to draw things out with a brush,with a very thin mixture of magenta and blue,on a peach colored canvas.
fitting the car in is going to be the hardest part....

sorry,the pictures are a bit poor,because i shot them from the easel. my studio is a barn and the sun was going in out today.
i can't use the road in the photo,it has to be a dirt track...

Ferrari 275gtb wip

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doing this little commision,30x50" eek!!
thought it might be interesting to post this as a wip,work in process.


this is the car Ferrari 275 gtb,don't mind painting that!

and this is the scene,a rural road in wales,like to paint that too!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

on the road 3

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painted this little scene in the car,last summer,about the only place to paint outside...it just kept raining!

oil on panel 5x8"