Wiscombe Park Hill Climb Report 9th May 2010

GN v8 Jap (acrylic painting)

This was done as part of the live painting session throughout the day (when my fingers were warm enough). This piece was based on a photo taken by Liz Cawley at Mallory (2007) of the GN v8 overtaking a Frazer Nash. Thanks go to Liz for permission to use the photograph. I decided to take the painting in a more dynamic direction by envisioning it from a lower more dynamic angle and exaggerating the perspective to get a better feeling of speed. I will definitely do more of this in future!

My favorite car of the event. I first saw it when driving down the course to get to the paddock in the morning. Makes a great noise!

Another beast of the day, a common frequenter of VSCC events the mighty Napier Bentley. Housing a 24-litre Napier Sea-Lion W12 aeroplane engine in the chassis of a 1929 8-litre Bentley

Not all the cars were big though!

Thanks to all at the V.S.C.C. for putting on such a great event. Even though there was a real chill in the air all in attendance were in great spirit making the day really enjoyable. Plus the fact that I got to paint all day whilst having a wonderful view of the cars going up the hill, life couldn't be better.

Bugatti Type 57sc Atlantic Ink Painting Now On Sale

Bugatti Type 57sc Atlantic

(Indian Ink on Bristol Board, 29 x 42cm)

Another Bugatti piece I have been working on. This time to try something non race related I tried the very desirable and beautiful Type 57sc Atlantic. the curves on this car are amazing, if only I had the cash. More info on this car can be found at the Bugatti Trust Site:

http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk/bugatti-cars/bugatti-57s.shtml

The painting is now available for sale in the shop:

http://martinsquiresautomotiveillustration.bigcartel.com/product/bugatti-type-57s-atlantic-original-ink-painting

Bugatti Type 30 (Cigar) Ink Painting Now On Sale

Bugatti Type 30 (Cigar)

(Indian Ink on Bristol Board, 29 x 42cm)

Here is the finished ink painting of the Bugatti Type 30 with the cigar shaped body. I'm still trying to find out more about the source photo this piece was based upon, so please feel free to comment or send me a mail if you8 know anything about this piece. It can be seen at the Bugatti Trust website:

http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk/bugatti-cars/bugatti-30

The painting is now available for sale in the shop:

http://martinsquiresautomotiveillustration.bigcartel.com/product/bugatti-type-30-cigar-original-ink-painting

Laird in the Wye Valley Trial (with supercharger)

Laird in the Wye Valley Trial (with supercharger)

(Acrylic on Board)

Here is the finished painting that was started at the live painting session at the Morgan Opening Run earlier this month. The source photograph was taken from the book "Morgan Sweeps the Board" by Dr J D Alderson and D M Rushton.

Available for sale at my shop:

http://martinsquiresautomotiveillustration.bigcartel.com/product/laird-in-the-wye-valley-trial-with-supercharger

Wiscombe Hill Climb 9th May 2010

I will be running a stall at the Wiscombe Hill Climb on Sunday 9th May.

Paintings & Prints on sale

Live painting session all day

10 % Discount on Commission orders taken on the day

So if you are in the area it's a great day out in a lovely part of the country so I look forward to seeing you there.

More info here:

http://www.vscc.co.uk/vsccweb/events/event.jsp?id=584

Bugatti Type 30 (Cigar) Ink Painting In Progress

Bugatti Type 30 (Cigar) In Progress

(Indian Ink on Bristol Board, 29 x 42cm)

Here is a piece I'm currently working on of a Bugatti Type 30 (Cigar Shape). More information on this car can be found here at the Bugatti Trust website:

http://www.bugatti-trust.co.uk/bugatti-cars/bugatti-30.shtml

Morgan Three Wheeler Club Opening Run 11th April 2010

The live paint at the end of the day. This was based on an image taken from "Morgan Sweeps the Board" of Laird in the Wye Valley Trial (Laird Scrapbooks).

I will be finishing this piece off soon so please check back for more updates.

Painting fun (with a strange man paparazzi in the background)

Morgans as far as the eye can see. Over 100 turned up on the day, a fantastic turnout!

The front end of the Prototype Replica. It was great seeing this after squinting my poor eyes to work out the details of the engine from the photo I was working from for the ink painting.

CK 7831 currently owned by Steve Lister and not changed since the 60s. Great stuff!

Above are some pics from the fantastic Morgan Three Wheeler Club Opening run on Sunday 11th April. It was an amazing day with over 100 three wheelers turning up for the jolly. Thanks to Ian and Maria Parkinson for doing an amazing job on running the event. Also thanks to all the members of the club for making me feel so welcome on my first outing with brush in hand.

Don't forget if your interested in commissions please don't hesitate to contact me and we'll get the ball rolling.