Thursday 28 December 2017
Dave Wishart
The interest in pencil drawing has been with Dave since childhood, but a demanding career on the railroad, a family, and life in general has always gotten in the way of doing artwork for much more than simple enjoyment. 35 years on the rails will come to a close in the near future, and with that in mind, Dave has been digging back into his art for the last couple of years with a much more serious intent. Primarily self taught, he is continually studying the work and techniques of automotive artists from around the world, and is always looking for ways to make improvements in all areas of his presentation work, and hence, there will be no more 10 year lapses in art projects.
As a pre-teen kid on the Canadian Prairies, the muscle car and hotrod scene was in full swing, and like most young boys, anything with wheels that made noise was an attraction. Connecting his long held interest in cars and motorcycles with the need to represent them on paper has brought us where we are today.
Simple, but highly detailed images are what Dave finds the most satisfying as projects. Working with graphite,charcoal and carbon, attempting to recreate the textures of a painted surface, the reflectivity of chrome, the certain sheen of leather, (or perhaps how rubber will gather light rather than reflect it) with a high level of detail can be severely time consuming. There is constant and never ending attention required to ensure that as a viewer gets closer to his work, the minor details that are lost from a distance come alive up close...the very thing that will set Dave's work apart from most, and the very thing that keeps Dave's work moving forward toward the realm of photo realistic art.
Should you have any interest in Dave's artwork, have questions, or would just like to follow along, feel free to either send a personal email to him or go to his Facebook page at for continued updates and new work as it arrives. All information on our website here.
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Thursday 21 December 2017
Auto Art by Tony Upson
This week, we have an amazing artist from the UK.
Born in Kent, England in 1960, Tony's father father was a professional jockey and his mother worked in the veterinary field with horses. She also had an incredible talent for painting miniatures which Tony believes was where his interest in art came from.
He went to art college in Canterbury after school for a three year graphics course. While there he discovered that his passion was for typography and illustration.
Tony moved to London when he was 22 years old, to work in the studio of a large advertising agency, mainly on storyboards and ad layouts.
After a chance meeting he had an offer to try his hand at painting pub signs for a local company back in Kent. His passion for artwork combined with lettering really took off and after ten years he branched out on his own.
This provided him with the opportunity to try different markets. His love of cars combined with portraiture and lettering meant he started to enter paintings into automobilia auctions at the likes of Goodwood and Monaco with Bonhams and Silverstone Auctions.
At the moment he has around five auctions a year mainly across the UK, he also has commissions from valued customers or new enquiries via his website.
"Nothing is more pleasing than to see someone open the garage doors on their prized car collection and find one your paintings on the wall" he quotes.
You can have a look at Tony's website here.
Below you can enjoy some of Tony's work. Always respect copyright.
More of his work here.
Wednesday 13 December 2017
José María de Huarte
This week we have another talented artist from Spain.
Born in Pampalona, Spain in 1962, he has had an interest in painting and drawing since he was child. This led to him enrolling in the School of Arts of Pamplona in 1979.
His father had a fine arts store where José helped in his spare time. He started to get commissions and was very happy earning money doing what he loved.
He credits his teachers for his talent. People such as Juan Jose Aquerreta, Salvador Beunza, Isabel Baquedano andJose Maria Rodriguez Azcárate to name a few.
"I was painting with gouache and watercolors for a long time, but I am actually painting with oils now", José explains. "have been painting landscapes, nature and portraits too, and for the past ten years I have been enjoying painting cars" he continues.
The love of cars is something that seem to run through his family as his father also loved cars who also had a small collection of classic cars. He is always on the look out for another special car to photograph so he can later paint it from his own photos. José likes to paint the front view of cars, although he is happy to do other angles.
He doesn't look at his work as hyper realism although he likes the style. He feels his work is more of a free attitude and a little more simple.
Although he has showed his work in Galería Fermin Echauri, Pampalona in the past few years, he is looking to show them in other countries.
"I love painting cars. I am excited in front of a white canvas, I need this emotional feeling" he concludes.
He works full time as a painter and really enjoys showing and discussing his work with others.
Keep an eye on his work on his Facebook page here and Instagram here.
Below are some of his pieces for you to enjoy. As always respect copyright.
More images on this link.
His father had a fine arts store where José helped in his spare time. He started to get commissions and was very happy earning money doing what he loved.
He credits his teachers for his talent. People such as Juan Jose Aquerreta, Salvador Beunza, Isabel Baquedano andJose Maria Rodriguez Azcárate to name a few.
"I was painting with gouache and watercolors for a long time, but I am actually painting with oils now", José explains. "have been painting landscapes, nature and portraits too, and for the past ten years I have been enjoying painting cars" he continues.
The love of cars is something that seem to run through his family as his father also loved cars who also had a small collection of classic cars. He is always on the look out for another special car to photograph so he can later paint it from his own photos. José likes to paint the front view of cars, although he is happy to do other angles.
He doesn't look at his work as hyper realism although he likes the style. He feels his work is more of a free attitude and a little more simple.
Although he has showed his work in Galería Fermin Echauri, Pampalona in the past few years, he is looking to show them in other countries.
"I love painting cars. I am excited in front of a white canvas, I need this emotional feeling" he concludes.
He works full time as a painter and really enjoys showing and discussing his work with others.
Keep an eye on his work on his Facebook page here and Instagram here.
Below are some of his pieces for you to enjoy. As always respect copyright.
More images on this link.
Monday 4 December 2017
The Art of Richard Mordecki
Another great featured artist this week from the US of A...
A car enthusiast most of his life, Richard Mordecki has always made his living as an artist in one form or another. He started just as he left high school designing layouts for ceramic ware.
From there he started working for an advertising agency in Pitssburgh, PA. He also worked for various printers doing layouts and graphics for printed material.
He also worked for number of years as a technical illustrator in New London, CT for the Naval Underwater Sound Lab as well as a 3 year stint in the army as an illustrator for Atomic Weapons Training Group in Albuquerque, NM.
" I worked in various sign shops as a sign painter before computers came along and eventually opened my own shop in 1990 which grew to become one of the largest electric/neon sign companies in New Mexico" Richard explained.
He retired in 2013 to pursue his art full time, and now he is living the dream doing what he loves the most, Automotive Art.
These days he paints as well as digital renderings using modern day creative tools. These designs range from classics to rat rods.
"I also do a lot of commission work for people who want their favorite car immortalized in a painting" added Richard. So, check out his contact details below and get in touch.
Oh yes, not just an artist. In fact a true petrol head. Currently building a 1930 Model A pickup street rod.
You can contact Richard by email on; rmordecki@hotmail.com.
His website can be found here.
Facebook here.
You can also check his work and purchase via Zazzle here
Below you can enjoy some of Richard's work. Always respect copyright.
From there he started working for an advertising agency in Pitssburgh, PA. He also worked for various printers doing layouts and graphics for printed material.
He also worked for number of years as a technical illustrator in New London, CT for the Naval Underwater Sound Lab as well as a 3 year stint in the army as an illustrator for Atomic Weapons Training Group in Albuquerque, NM.
" I worked in various sign shops as a sign painter before computers came along and eventually opened my own shop in 1990 which grew to become one of the largest electric/neon sign companies in New Mexico" Richard explained.
He retired in 2013 to pursue his art full time, and now he is living the dream doing what he loves the most, Automotive Art.
These days he paints as well as digital renderings using modern day creative tools. These designs range from classics to rat rods.
"I also do a lot of commission work for people who want their favorite car immortalized in a painting" added Richard. So, check out his contact details below and get in touch.
Oh yes, not just an artist. In fact a true petrol head. Currently building a 1930 Model A pickup street rod.
You can contact Richard by email on; rmordecki@hotmail.com.
His website can be found here.
Facebook here.
You can also check his work and purchase via Zazzle here
Below you can enjoy some of Richard's work. Always respect copyright.
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