‘26 San Marino Motor Classic
As always, I had a fantastic time exhibiting my work at this amazing classic car concours and fine art expo, which supports a number of worthy charities. I felt honored to have my Duesenberg artwork represent the show on the program cover, and other materials.
The artists’ reception was a great time, and I believe Saturday evening’s charity gala set record attendance (private tours of Jay Leno’s, and Aaron Weiss’ garages raised $25,000)! Sunday’s relatively cool weather brought out a large crowd — it was so busy that I barely had time to take any photos, browse the cars (or even eat)! But it was certainly worth it to socialize with enthusiastic attendees, talk about my artwork and hang out with old and new friends/colleagues. I’m already looking forward to next year’s event! More photos here.
… Baby You’re Much Too Fast
Celebrating the first three generations of the American sports car icon.
Though my work tends to skew more heavily towards the European makes, I do love American cars, which were always in the family when I was growing up.
Digital paintings, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop. No AI. More artwork featuring American classics can be seen here.
Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop. As always, no AI.
Murcielago
Lately, I’ve been abstracting my renders with a bit of fragmentation, which obscures the car (while remaining recognizable). This technique seems to work well with the angularity of this Lamborghini.
The primary fragmentations follow the right vanishing point to help emphasize perspective, and movement. (Of course, since I’ve shifted the pieces of the image forward/backward, perspective is no longer absolute.) A diagonal slash from the upper left to lower right draws the eye to the headlight, which is centered in the frame.
I chose a yellow and violet pallet because create vibrancy when juxtaposed. (They are opposite to each other on the color wheel.)
More renders/videos here.
Latest: Jaguar E-Type
The Jaguar E-type might more correctly be described as kinetic sculpture than an automotive conveyance. So much so that The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) recognized it as a landmark design decades after its debut.
My latest piece pays homage to this car, and incorporates Jaguar’s famous tagline: “Grace… Space… Pace” – very appropriate to this automobile. The text in this composition is rendered in perspective, to emphasize the dimensionality of the space, and to imply motion. This piece uses a green color pallet – a nod to British racing history. Note that the color intensity falls off as we move away from the car. This helps direct the eye towards the subject. High contrast, and the inclusion of orange/red accent “pops” add vibrancy and energy to the image.
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1935 Auburn
Sleek, and imposing… I’ve been lucky to see one or two 1935 Auburn 851 Super-charged Speedster over the years. These iconic Art Deco cars are so sweet when seen “in the flesh”.
In this piece I strayed from the blue color scheme that I’ve been using lately. Rendering the Auburn in yellow allowed it to “pop” off of the background. But because there is a good amount of green (which contains yellow) in the environment, it still feels related to its surroundings. The violet in the lower left contrasts the yellow to provide a bit of vibrancy to the composition.
Fragmenting the car (in perspective) adds movement and energy, while the curved typography gives the piece a bit of whimsy.
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Seen in the Wild…
Movie tribute cars are so cool to see on the street. When I lived in LA, I’d see them often (Batmobile, BTTF time machines, etc.), but less so here in Nevada. Which makes sightings even more special. I saw this Jurassic Park Jeep at the local Panda Express. I’m not an expert, but it looked like a faithful homage to me!