Nico

DAY 76


young hopefull Nico Rosberg,in last years williams

oil on canvas 16x24

No Bull

DAY 75

Got a cold today,was going to do a pre-Portugal rally painting but feeling to lousy to paint...
so i'm afraid i'm going to fob you off with last years F1 Red Bull,snif,snif

oil on canvas 16x20

Super Dan

DAY 74



Dan Wheldon and Chip Gannasi,acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

COT

DAY 73


Kyle Bush,victory donuts,acrylic on paper 5x8"


The COT,car of tomorrow....is no more! from now on, it's COT,car of today...aaargh!
Why do i get the feeling Kyle Bush is not very popular!?

Bristol

DAY 72

acrylic on paper 6x8" sold

Bristol is awesome,the atmosphere,especially during the night races must be electric,
would love to be up there in the stands painting this for real...

Sebring Nights

DAY 71

A close run thing for Audi,as predicted the Lmp2 cars are catching up.or...

acrylic on paper 8x5" sold

car free sunday

DAY 70


yipee

Indycars

DAY SIXTY-NINE

Galmer,Al Unser jnr.

Gannasi Reynard,Alex Zanardi

Penske,Al Unser jnr. all models 1/24th scale

IRL Indycar Champcar

DAY SIXTY-EIGHT

This weekend the Indy Racing League kicks off its season,When i see these cars,i can only think one thing,shame about Cart,how could such a great series be broken up by little men with big egos...

In the 90's i made model cars for teams and drivers,did a bunch for Ganassi,Green,Hall et all.

This one was for my own pleasure,i must have been a masochist,i think i've loosend up a bit since then...

one off,Reynard 96I,1/24th

as with my paintings this model is for sale,just ask...

first step

DAY SIXTY-SEVEN




Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton on the podium,acrylic on paper 5x8" Lewis as Fleetstreet allready calls him on the first step of the podium,third.

psssst...legend has it,if a driver scores at his first GP,he will become champion one day

High and Lowes

DAY SIXTY-SIX

High and Lowes,acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

Sorry about the title...correct me if i'm wrong (being a Nascar rookie) but Jimmie Johnson seems to be a no nonsense guy,quietly getting on with the job of winning...

First Blood

DAY SIXTY-FIVE

First blood to the Kimster,acrylic on paper 8x12"

Taking on both Mclarens,Kimi Raikonen won the Australian grand prix with ease.

detail...

Grand Debut

DAY SIXTY-FOUR

Grand Debut,Lewis Hamilton,Mclaren,acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

Talk of the town Lewis Hamilton,had an excellent debut,qualified fourth,finished third, on the podium and stayed on Alonsos pace,how long before he wins? oh and Raikinen won the race....

car free sunday

DAY SIXTY-THREE


visit wales

pre 2007

DAY SIXTY-TWO

Teamwork,Schumacher and Ferrari,acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

So,here we are,the start of the 2007 season,for me it is obvious,Ferrari will win races but not the title,wich will go to Alonso and Mclaren.BMW will surprise and Renault dissapoint....

Kimi,Mclaren,acrylic on paper 9x12"

Sebring 12 hours

let's not forget the Sebring 12 hours this Saturday!

Sunset Sebring,acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

detail..

90's

DAY SIXTY-ONE

countdown to Melbourne

Senna vs Prost,acrylic on paper 12x9"

After Senna's fatal accident at Imola in 94,there was a knee jerk reaction,everything was about safety,more head protection better crush zones were the way to go,grooved tyres,narrow track not.Schumacher moving to ferrari was the start of total domination and another over reaction by the FIA,so many silly changes,especially in quallifying and points system.they have re-written the rules so many times,i couldn't tell you the scoring system anymore!In the 90's i didn't do much painting too busy making model cars for drivers and teams.

80's

DAY SIXTY

only 3 days to go!

Senna,Lotus,oil on panel 24x30"sold

The 80's were all about,

• turbo's,unlimited power on tap.
• introduction of carbon fibre,making the cars stronger and safer.
• semi automatic gearboxes for dummies
• and the re-introduction of refulling,to prevent overtaking!
  

70's

DAY SIXTY-NINE

countdown to OZ F1

start Nurburgring 1975 oil on panel 20x36" sold

I could fill at least a month with images of the

70's my favourite period,being a teenager at the time,these cars really got me hooked.

the readily available Ford DFV was responsible for many new constructors joining the Grand Prix circus.

There was an enormous variety of car shapes,aerodynamics where getting better
but wind tunnels were not in common use yet,so all
the cars didn't look all the same.

boxy cars curvy cars,big bluff noses,needle noses airboxes,big fat slicks at the bag,but not that much new technologie until Renault re-introduced the turbo.

60's

DAY FIFTY-EIGHT

countdown to Melbourne

Jackie Stewart BRM,acrylic on canvas 12x24" sold

Things looked completely different in the sixties,

The engine restricted and in the back, the driver lying down resulted in much lower,smaller cars.

Cigar shaped in the colors of commercial sponsorship instead of the national colors.

Wings for downforce were sprouting.

Graham Hill,Lotus acrylic on A3 paper sold

Stretched monocoques instead of the complicated tube frames,the introduction of the ford DFV towards the end ,made it easier for small constructors to set up shop.

Jim Clarck,Lotus,oil on panel 16x24"

1950's

DAY FIFTY-SEVEN

half way there


Fangios' Finest,oil on panel 25x25" sold

After the Second World War the cars were quickly dusted off,with Alfa Romeo hitting the ground running,Ferrari starting its legend,there was a lot of famous red.

Fangio again ,acrylic on 6x8" sold

The cars were restricted and traditional,with the horses up front,and the driver sitting on top of the car,smart in their streamlined bodies.

Vanwell finally beat those bloody red cars and Cooper turned things front to back.

Moss,acrylic on paper 12x9" signed. sold

El Maestro, acrylic on paper 8x12" sold

Car Free Sunday

DAY FIFTY-SIX

it's Sunday and it's Spring,so...

1930's

DAY FIFTY-FIVE

countdown to Melbourne


Audi Streamliner,Avus,Bernd Rosemeyer,oil on panel 26x20" sold

From the beginning manufacturers used racing to advertise the qualities of their cars,win on Sunday,sell on Monday but now political ambitions paid for the development of the cars.

First Mussolini than Hitler spared no effort nor expense to demostrate their technical superiority.We all know how far they took it.

Here comes Tazio! Massarati 8cm oil on panel 24x24" sold

1920's

DAY FIFTY-FOUR

countdown to Melbourne

Jimmy Murphy,Deusenburg,winning the 1921 French Grand Prix at Le Mans,America's first and only victory in a European Grand Prix,oil on board 18x26" sold

The twenties were the vintage years,after the great war,the first restrictions came into place,to stop the effer increasing speed,like the 2 litre formula in 1922,the cars became smaller but more sophisticated more purpose build tracks were build,the effort of racing became more concentrated.

Bugatti,Louis Chiron,acrylic on paper 9x12" sold

1910's

DAY FIFTY-THREE

countdown to Melbourne.

Dave Bruce Brown,FIAT S-47,oil on panel 8x8"


In search for more power the pioneers of motor racing build bigger and bigger engines the cars
became enormous! The Fiat S-47 is a great example of the brute monsters tearing up the tracks on both sides of the Atlantic.



A 1913 paddock scene,French Grand Prix,oil on panel 12x10" sold

1900's

DAY FIFTY-TWO

The first Grand Prix of the year is just round the corner!
as a preview,I will treat you with a dip into my vast archive,a countdown from 1900 till 2007
ten days for a houndred years...

One of the earliest cars I've painted,is this Napier from 1904,driven by S.F.Edge. like a big tractor and about as fast. oil on panel 18 x 30" sold


I could tell you about the city to city races,the rough,dusty roads,the many dangers...
but there are allready lots of books and web pages,written by far better writers,
suffice to say that ever since the car was invented,man wanted to race them... and some to paint them!

En Panne oil on panel 10x12" sold
Vincenzo Lancia with his Fiat breaking down during the French grand Prix in 1907.tried to paint this as the impressionists would have seen these cars.

Monty 1st!

DAY FIFTY-ONE

Monty 1st! acrylic on paper 5x8"

JP Montoya took a controversial first win at Mexico over the weekend,well what do you expect if you mix two combustibles...Nascar and Montoya! sold

BMW F2 792

DAY FIFTY

i must admit these F2 cars i'm painting are pure self indulgent i can't imagine anybody being remotely interested in these sort of cars,but i grew up with these and love'm

so for what it's worth,
Marc Surer,March 792 BMW, jumping the Nurburgring.
He went on to become the 1997 F2 Champion winning it on the last lap of the last race!

acrylic on paper 6x8"

car free Sunday

DAY FORTY-NINE

paintingwalesdiary.

and the winner is...

DAY FORTY-EIGHT

there were more than 12 differences ,everybody who enterd went in the cap.

here you go Bart,you lucky you!

if you pm me your adress, the painting above is yours,well done to the other contestants you were all correct too!

aah the sun is shining the daffodils popped up,

spring is round the corner,yet again!

last week was tough going,everybody around here is sniffering with flu,i wasn't too bad,but we got through it,with some nice BMW paintings.I will try a few more beemers next week and than...it is the big build up for the start of the F1 season!

3l BMW CSI

DAY FORTY-SEVEN

,Acrylic on paper 7x10" sold

Batmobiles battling Capris

worked till 22.20 tonite,to show you this...

and now it's weekend! cheers...

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BMW F2 782

DAY FOURTY-SIX




March BMW 782,acrylic on paper 5x8"

Continuing the BMW theme,here is Bruno Giacomelli in the BMW junior March,
this combination dominated the F2 scene in the late 70's
I grew up with these cars and love the boxy shapes with those big blunt noses.

A scoop for Hello magazine!
when i arrived in England as a model builder,i lived in the same house as Bruno and
Andrea de Cesaris,we also had the same garage fixing our crashed road cars.