Wait… that’s not a car, is it?

Well, gondolas are vehicles, so I guess this isn’t completely off brand.

As much as I absolutely love creating automotive art, and have an on-going fascination with Art Deco, I think it’s important to explore lots of different subject matter and styles. (You may have seen some of my Pop Art, and Mid-Century explorations). Probing new directions can inform and broaden one’s own “core” style. Plus, It’s just, plain rewarding.

I never attempted a digital painting of a landscape (seascape?), and have been wanting to do something with my old reference photos from Italy. So… I got to work using techniques Iearned at ArtCenter (as well as School of Visual Arts). This piece was completed entirely in Photoshop, unlike my more recent work. I started by blocking out the scene with flat planes of color, gradually refining and adding detail (similar to how I render my more… [continued + video]

Cars in the Arts District

Took a field trip to the Arts District today for the monthly Cars Und Kaffee meet today. This meet features Porsches, though a few other makes usually represented. If you’re in Las Vegas on the last Sunday of the month, it’s worth waking up early to attend! Nice folks, cool cars, and good coffee in one of the more interesting parts of the city!

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Art Deco Exploration

In this piece, I pay homage to the 1939 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante (built by Swiss coach builder, Gangloff).

I started this render using a limited color space (basically, the same pallet used in my Car Cards project). This was a convenient starting point that afforded me a bit of continuity with my previous work.

As I progressed, I added low-saturation warm/cool colors to the transitional areas between light and dark to add energy and depth to the environment. The orange and red accent colors in the car were repeated in the typography to create a relationship between the these elements.

The car is bisected horizontally (most obviously seen at the wheels) to add interest, and imply movement. Lastly, the scene is fragmented diagonally to add visual interest, and to move the eye from the upper left to the lower right while connecting the “Bugatti” and “1939” text. This segmentation also creates a “rift” in the gradation in the lower left quadrant that energizes that area.

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New Year, New Art!

With 2026 finally here, I’m looking forward to a productive year of creating new artwork! Stay tuned for new renders, products, news, info about shows & exhibits… and much more!

At left is my first piece for the year… the (still) futuristic Lotus Evora. To see more renders, and a few demo videos, click here!

Pontiac LeMans

Over the course of Pontiac’s history, the company produced a few gems… like this LeMans! Muscular, sculptural, and unmistakably Pontiac!

In this composition, note that in the near corner I’ve juxtaposed the warmer blue/violet and the white/green (in the headlight). This contrast directs the eye to this point of interest.

See more renders here!