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Automotive art on wood: Classic car painting of the Mercedes 280SL convertible.

Mercedes 280SL

Classic Car Paintings on Wood My aim was to make a beautifully detailed, almost jewel-like, artwork of this client’s Mercedes to add to my portfolio of classic car paintings. The car, isolated against the natural texture of birch, is clearly and calmly presented, with no distraction. Wood panel art, a

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Aston Martin DB4 Zagato

An Aston Martin Artwork This original car painting depicts one of the Aston Martin DB4 Zagato, Sanction III cars. This one was built in 1999, registration no. 001 V (see history section below). The artwork is acrylic on birch wood panel, and measures 40x80cm. For further details please get in

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porsche art: porsche 356C painting on wood

Porsche Art: The Classic 356C

Recently I had the pleasure of creating a painting for this fine car’s owner in Geneva. The curved shape of the Porsche is a work of art in itself. Below is a quick photo-journal showing the art process. But first; a little history. The Porsche 356 is considered a landmark

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Historic car art: Car painting on wood: Fiat 500 artwork. Blue Fiat 500L (1968) Cinquecento.

Car Paintings: Fiat 500L

This is the first of a series of larger car paintings on wood. Measuring 50 x 70cm, it’s an acrylic painting on 10mm plywood panel. The lovely Fiat 500 was designed by Dante Giacosa in around 1955, and replaced the earlier tiny Fiat “Topolino” (nicknamed in Italian after Mickey Mouse).

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Classic car portrait on wood: MGB (front detail)

A Classic Car Portrait

A dark green MGB roadster from 1967 is the subject of my new classic car portrait on wood. The original car is in the collection of a gentleman from Alberta, Canada. His wife (well, technically, ex-wife) wanted to give him a personalised gift celebrating the car that he’d inherited from

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custom car portrait, bespoke car portrait, MGB original art

A Bespoke Car Portrait

A bespoke car portrait is not just about what the car looks like:  lines, colour, texture and so on. It’s also about the life of which the car has been a part. The human journeys it’s been a part of, and the places it’s been…..All this can be reflected in

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automotive art, Fiat 130 Coupe, interior/exterior painting

The Fiat 130 Coupe

Automotive Artwork This automotive art piece depicts the elegant and powerful Fiat 130 Coupe. Designed by Paolo Martin for Pininfarina, it was a large grand-touring car produced from 1971 to 1977.  One of these rare and very expensive cars became our family car in about 1974. It was a most

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