Monday 30 November 2015

Christian Doyle Art

Christian’s interest for art and cars began at a young age, memories of going to car events such as Silverstone with his Dad in a classic sports car ever since he was little, all the great sights and smells have had a lasting impression which has grown up into a passion. Coupled with his flair for art, this passion has culminated in gaining a Fine art degree at The University of Northampton in 2012.

He works in a mostly representational style, and aims for a realist impression of how he sees it, using colour, contrast and composition to try and capture a moment.

He loves how the car as an object interacts with its surroundings, using aspects of reflection and perspective. He looks at where they are located and how their location relates to them, literally and symbolically, and likes to work from real scenes.

‘’I am interested in the ways light can strike the shapes and angles of a cars exterior, providing interesting patterns and lines of colours and shades, as well as distorting, altering and enhancing the cars original colours and lines. I use photography to capture these moments of light, from which I create my work’’ explains Christian.

A passion of cars is strong, he runs a classic car every day, maintaining and enjoying them all year round, being an active car enthusiast and attending various automotive events throughout the year, exhibiting his work from the car, enjoying, experiencing and being involved in the classic and vintage scenes.

"I like my artwork to be representational of the everyday car enthusiast like myself, and my works include vehicles from dragsters to stock cars, from vintage show cars to the everyday enthusiasts pride and joy" he added.

His works have been exhibited in various locations in the UK, mainly in Cambridgeshire, but also at Silverstone and in London.  He has also enjoyed his work being  privately exhibited with many enthusiasts in the UK & Ireland as well as internationally in France, Germany and the USA.

Why not look him up on his website here.

You can keep in touch and follow Christian and his work on Facebook here.

Below you can enjoy a variety of Christian's work. Always respect Copyright.

Full feature and more images on our website here.





Monday 23 November 2015

Alyssa Smith


What caught our eyes was the Formula One jewellery. The intricate designs of tracks, helmet pendants, etc. are certainly special and unique. There is more as the VR46 (Valentino Rossi) pendants as well JB17 in memory of (Jules Binachi) and there is more...

Alyssa Smith is a 28 year old International British jewellery designer who has a great love for the simple things in life like family, friends, her chihuahua Bambi (and chief elf at Alyssa Smith Jewellery!) Vanilla Lattes, anything sparkly and of course, designing and making gorgeous jewellery for her lovely customers around the world.
She lives and works in Hertfordshire, and in a single year, Alyssa Smith Jewellery was a finalist for and won over 15 National Business and Accessories awards.
They are a celebrity favourite brand, make everything right here in the UK. And now offer free UK delivery on absolutely everything, and free International shipping on orders of over £100! Check out their gorgeous butterflies, Formula 1 inspired jewellery as seen on Suzi Perry, celebrity favourite picks or even our bespoke, made to order jewellery service!
And there is more...
Extracts from the recent press release...
Suzi Perry and Alyssa Smith Jewellery are proud to announce the Smith & Perry Motorsports collection, which marks Suzy Perry’s first foray into the jewellery world.
The collection was influenced by social media interactions from fans of both Perry and Smith, who then sat down to create miniature racetrack jewellery, even gaining permission from Silverstone to use their exact track layout for the project.
Select proceeds from the Smith & Perry collection are donated to the charity, Promise Dreams, of which Suzi Perry is a patron. Alyssa Smith is delighted to say that the collection has already raised over £10,000 for the charity through their venture.
After starting her business from her bedroom floor with just £500 to her name, Alyssa has risen to become one of the country’s most esteemed young jewelers, being deemed one of the top 100 jewellers in the UK and being nominated for over fifteen awards for her work. She says of the project: “never in a million years did I expect to have the opportunities I’ve had since knowing Suzi…I am looking forward to making even more children’s dreams come true with this charity collection.”“I’m delighted to be working with Alyssa, she’s a talented young woman who makes the most incredible jewellery, and I’m so thrilled that Promise Dreams can benefit from this project” says Suzi Perry.
The collection is comprised of charm bracelets, individual racetrack necklaces, and even earrings and cufflinks for those who are motorsport mad.
The Smith & Perry collection can only be purchased through the Alyssa Smith website at www.alyssasmith.co.uk/smithandco. Prices range from £35 to £199.
Check out their website here.
You can also keep in touch with Alyssa on Facebook here.
Below you can enjoy some of her work.





Monday 16 November 2015

Leonardo Castilho


Leonardo Castilho is 35 years old and from a very well know town in Brazil by the name of São Paulo. You may well recognize this name as there are a few of our heroes who also come from the same place. Names such as Emerson FittipaldiRubens Barrichello and Ayrton Senna to mention a few.

After trying some jobs in the market which he did not enjoy he realized that he was suffering with depression and insomnia. In this terrible time he saw an episode of Overhaulin which really inspired him, as he already was interested in cars and did go to the race track often. Well, you can't be from São Paulo and not be interested in racing can you?

He started to draw, not so good at first, but carried on trying and trying, just on paper with a pencil. "It suited me and made me feel good" mentions Leonardo, "I wasn't sleeping anyway".

This carried on and he got better at what he was beginning to really enjoy and to his surprise he was given a commission and that was the turning point. He got serious about his art. He studied, graduated and kept going. Meeting Chip Foose along the way was another huge inspiration and he learnt a lot from the experience.

Leonardo now works as a consultant working on several projects.

"I treat the profession with love, unlike passion, passion leaves us a little blind" he commented.

You can get in touch, follow and consult him for commission etc.

Find him on Instagram here.
Follow Leonardo on Facebook here.
Short Timelapse sketch by Leonardo here.
More images here.






Monday 9 November 2015

Gabriel Moreno

Gabriel Moreno is just 25 years old and as you can see from his work he has been drawing for a long time. In fact, he got started when he was just a child.

"I started drawing all kind of motorsports, influenced by Retro Racing Magazines of my country", explains Gabriel.

He was very interested in the black and white pictures of Indy 500 and Formula 1, so he continued with his favorite technique, which is the coloured pencils. He gradually started to develop his own technique based in realistic artworks.

He just drew the race cars from up close angles, no landscapes. At the age of 16, he did some of his first colour drawings and only last year in 2014, he receive his first commission. It seems a long time ago as he has since sold more than 40 original drawings, all from Formula 1 to Le Mans Sportcars, also including '"Turismo Carretera", the most popular racing in Argentina.

A few months ago he met ex- Formula 1 driver Oscar "Poppy" Larrauri, a great Argentinian driver who lives in his city, "he signed my 24 Hours of Le Mans Porsche 962C work" commented Gabriel.

His work was also recognized and appreciated by another international driver, Jorge Cupeiro who now has one of Gabriel's pieces to cherish. Jorge Cupeiro is a well know Argentinian driver from Buenos Aires who had a good career during the 60's and the 70's.

His favorite method is still the pencils, match colours and techniques like pastel chalks, details in acrylic paint, etc.

He is currently working on several commissions, drawing all kinds of racing around the world, DTM, Le Mans, Formula 1, Nascar and rally.

"My idols are Nigel MansellGilles VilleneuveMika Hakkinen and of course '"The Master" Juan Manuel Fangio" concluded Gabriel.

You can follow him on Facebook here.

If you wish to contact him for a commission or just a chat here is his email address; gabrielmoreno.racingart5@gmail.com

As always, we have the pleasure of showing you some of the artist's work below and as always, please respect copyright.





Monday 2 November 2015

Alex Wakefield

Another talented artist from the USA with an eye for motorsport. Alex Wakefield is our featured artist this week.



Alex Wakefield is a motorsport artist and enthusiast. As a little kid growing up in Iowa, he’d always been fascinated by machinery, the pre-race build up and the stories of how those great races happened.

"I like to give my own interpretation on how I see a given period in racing that I find interesting- a more colorful, emotional piece or a precise technical exercise to help convey my visual story", comments Alex.

He does not feel like that he needs to be pinned to one style, as he likes the freedom of portraying motorsport in different ways.

"I want to show motor sport from my viewpoint. I want to take the viewer on a colorful, exciting ride into a sport I’m passionate about. If it’s something that you, the viewer, are moved and inspired by, then all the better".

You can keep in touch with Alex via Facebook here.

His website Motor Art 27 can be reached here.

As always, we have the pleasure of sharing some of the artist's work with you below. Please respect copyright.