Finished my latest painting.
"Yorkville F430 spider".
From the Yorkville Exotic Car Show on July 10.
18x24
Ink & Watercolour on Yupo

Short Series of a 1969 Corvette L88

Finished up a short series of paintings for a client/owner of a 1969 Corvette L88. The first and only one of 3 imported to Canada. Two watercolours on Yupo and an oil on canvas.
"L88 Vette 1"
23.5 x17.5 inches
Watercolour and Ink
Decided to go larger than planned and highlite the badging in the composition. Went thru a bit of a metamorphisis at the planning stage and altered the background colouring along the way, but am really pleased with the outcome.

L88 Vette #2
Ink and Watercolour
16 x 12 inches
One of favourite shots from my photoshoot of the L88. Kept the same flavour and colouring as the larger sister-painting.

"L88 Vette Yellow on Yellow"
36 x 36 inches
Oil on Canvas
Again as with the Blue Cobra, the pallet knife was used alot, moreso this time with large brushes to get the myriad of yellow tones on the surface of the fibreglass... didnt want to niggle with details here... not the intent with my paintings like this... Big and Bold was the methodology here!

Virtual Paintout: March: Stavanger Norway

Here is my sketch for Stavanger Norway.

Virtual Paintout Feb. San Francisco / Jan. Corsica

Virtual Paintout is a blog/facebook site that i started to contribute to.
Using GoogleMaps Streetview an artist can sketch anywhere in the world. A location is given on the first of the month and one can send up to three works to be added to the blog and on Facebook. A fun (and ingenious) way of sketching a vast array of subject. Some people do full complete paintings.. i just do quick 45-60 minute sketches... so far ink with watercolour on Yupo.
February was San Francisco Bay Area so, naturally, Ferrari of San Francisco fit the bill...

I will throw in the previous month here as well... Corsica.

Red Cobra and Blue Cobra

Here are the 2 aforementioned watercolours. All three paintings can be seen at the Carroll Shelby exhibit at the Canadian International Auto Show starting this Friday February 12, 2010.
Both pieces Watercolour on Yupo
12x16

Cobra in Blue

Left Ferrari for a week or so (yes, i know... the world kept spinning and the space-time continuum didnt implode) in order to tackle 2 or 3 Cobra paintings. One major piece (see above) and 2 smaller watercolours. I have been approached to supply some artwork for the Canadian International Auto Show - part of a presentation for Carrol Shelby. Hence... the Cobra paintings.
This one is a 36x36 oil on canvas in a very painterly style, the car done mostly with a pallet knife. Similar to a P4 painting i did a couple years ago. Exciting style to do, as it forces you to concentrate on the major forms of the subject... distilling it down to its most recognizable features and shapes.

New painting! 250GTO detail

Ferrari 250GTO

"GTO: 3 Intakes"
Oil on canvas
18x48

at this size they are larger than life!