The art of Neil Swaby

This week, another talent from the UK. Neil is another petrol head to be featured in our art section. You can see from the detail he puts into his work, how much he actually enjoys painting these wonderful pieces. He started by telling me that he is not a professional artist and he paints and…

“Steel Art”, the art of Nina E Thompson

This week we have another talented artist from the USA. Nina is a self taught artist from the Pacific Northwest, and she lives in rural Southwest Washington. “I have been drawing for roughly over 30 years” she comments. Her mediums include colored pencil, gel pen, acrylic paint, and occasionally other mediums such as pastels. “My…

The art of Ludo Knaepkens

This week we have another amazing artist from Belgium. Ludo Knaepkens Ludo, born in 1962, he has been drawing and painting all his life. Influences may have come from his mother’s who also painted. Due to the busy job with a lot of foreign travel, he only graduated from IKO Art Academy at the end…

The art of Gary Nicholis Roussell

This week we have another talented artist from the USA . . . Born January 11, 1960 Gary has been drawing cars most of his life with the inspiration of watching “Speed Racer” back in 1968. “I collected some of the most popular “Hot Wheels” prototype cars until 1970″ commented Gary. Unfortunately these lovely models…

The art of Andrew Kitson

Another talented artist from the UK is our featured artist this week. Enjoy. Andrew Kitson was born in Cambridge, England and has a lifelong interest in motor racing, thanks to his father who was an amateur racing mechanic in the 1960s. As a boy most of his Sundays were spent at racing circuits around the…

Automotive art of Harry Gravett

This week’s featured artist is Harry Gravett and he hails from the UK. Enjoy . . . “At the age of 11, I had a dream of becoming a car designer” Harry’s first answer as we ask, when did it all start? Harry is 24, based in Guildford, England. He is indeed a car designer…

Racing art of Dany Galgani

This week we have a hugely talented artist from France. Enjoy . . . Born near Paris, France, Dany showed early natural drawing skills, which prompted his mother to buy him an easel when he was just 14. “I also got interested in auto racing in my early teenage years” explained Dany. “My first race…

Motorvation, the art of Ian Alton

This week we have another talent, this time from the UK. Enjoy . . . Trained as mechanic Ian joined the ambulance service which he was a part of for a number of year. “I managed to fail my GCSE art after my teacher decided that no one wanted to look at drawings of cars”…

Keisha Smith Fine Art

This week another talented artist from the USA. This time from Texas. Keisha Smith Although mostly a self taught artist, Keisha studied design and drawing at Abilene Christian University, as well as The Glassell School of Art/ Museum of Fine Arts Houston. She learned painting, art history and color theory in private lessons. After over…

Jomar Machado automotive illustrations

This week we have an artist with an eye for different way of illustrating automotive art. Jomar Mochado was born in Brazil and is based in Rio de Janeiro. After completing his high school he took a 6-year painting course at the School of Fine Arts. He then worked more than 30 years as an…

The art of Chris Tompkins

This week, we have a great artist from the U.K. Based in Chester, 39 year old family man Chris Tompkins is a self taught artist. “From the very beginning I always had a huge passion for the automotive world” Chris commented. Old ford’s were and still are his go to, in particular the Ford escort…

Carolyne Cauchon Art

This week we have another talented artist for you, this time from Canada. Carolyne Cauchon Carolyne has a lifelong fascination for car races, strong two-wheeled machines and beautiful cars that remind us of the intensity and restlessness inhabiting her. Her artwork is the very expression of folk art. Through her paintings, she expresses her passion…