Race Car Paintings....

[Allan31]

After leaving art school in 1980 were they taught us to "paint what you know", I desperately wanted to be the next Michael Turner. I gave it the best I could but not being able to pay the bills I had to walk away. Everything you've ever heard about "poor starving artist" is true and then some.

Perhaps now being retired, I could look at the automotive art world in a different light. I think I enjoy building model race cars more than doing paintings of them.

Most are done for ads and posters that I also designed. Some are commissions. I was racing my own Formula Ford at the time on a shoe string budget and would often barter artwork for race entry fees and hotel stays. I was broke but I raced....

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Seeing these again brings back so many memories. Thanks for looking......

 

 

Edited February 18, 2024 by Allan31

[Earl Marischal]

They are really good!

steve

[TarheelRick]

Those are some excellent paintings, each one tells its own story.

[Jim N]

That is truly outstanding work.  They all look fabulous!

[Old Nasty]

Very impressive work.

[Straightliner59]

I love them. I think you did a great job, capturing the motion and energy! Nice work!

[Pierre Rivard]

Beautiful beautiful beautiful! You've captured the vibe of these race cars brilliantly. Thanks for sharing.

[1959scudetto]

Some very well done paintings, Allan, that capture the spirit of the old days in a most excellent way. My personal favorite here is John Surtees in his T70 spider.

[Mattilacken]

So good paintings! You really managed to capture the motion and weight of the cars.

[Rattlecan Dan]

Very nice work. Great job on all of them. Thanks for posting.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Yes, very nice work.

[Phirewriter]

Very nice! You've definitely channeled Michael Turner in those paintings, well done! 

[Bugatti Fan]

What talented work.

[Brudda]

Fantastic! Love all of them!!!!!

[W Humble]

Very professional; very engaging poses!  Congrats!  I was never prolific enough to make art my career, tho I trained in it.  Only two years I got paid for being an artist were in the US Army; I was assigned a Civilian Acquired Skill Military Occupation Specialty of 81E29 -- Graphic Artist, assigned to Brooke Army Medical Center/Medical Field Service School in their training aids studio.  My peak salary as SP5 was about $285/mo, plus three squares and a bunk.  My BA apparently kept me out of VietNam, anyway, tho some of my cohort were 'levied out' for CamRanh Bay Replacement Depot anyway. Later, I emulated my talented wife, and became a Kindergarten teacher!  Also wrote for various car magazines, and did the book How to Restore Your Datsun Z-Car, now out in a revised edition with CarTech Books.  It has a few of my drawing, anyhow!

[Bronzekeg]

top notch work!!

[Roy L Frost III]

very real good stuff, if I can say that. The TR6 I think although it looks like a '68 TR250  that was my first car is great. You have the talent that a few million of us wished we had, make all the kits you want, one great drawing beats them all and you got a ton of talent, I'am sure you know that or you wouldn't have put them on here. Thanks for sharing them, don't stop

[slusher]

Outstanding paintings I enjoyed seeing them..

[TonyK]

I don't pay much attention to art/paintings but these really impress me! Enjoyed looking at them very much. Amazing talent!