First Post of 2012 "Back to the Drawing Board"

Well Happy New Year!

2012 is here and it's already looking busy.

First event of the year is coming up this Sunday (8th January), the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic at the Newark Showground. I will be attending on Sunday and going round doing some skribbling as I go, so if you see me stop me and say hello as my eyes will be glad of the break. More information on the show can be seen here:

(click Image above)

In the mean time here are some more digitally painted sketches from 2011.

Vanguard Woody

Early Morris Rat Rod

The First Production 8 litre Bentley

Last restored 1987

ABC Aero Engined Special

More Motorbike Digitally Painted Ink Sketches

Here are the last of 2011s motorbike sketches that have received the digital treatment.

Villiers

Rudge TT Rep style 250cc

1911 Humber 3.5hp 500cc

1923 BSA Model E 770cc V Twin

There are a few car sketches left to receive this treatment and then I'll need to find some more subjects to skribble.

Digitally Painted Ink Sketches Part 2

Here's the next round of digitally painted ink sketches.

Mostly bikes this time with a Model T thrown in for good measure.

Trojan Gearless Cycle Outboard

1904 500cc Peugeot

1923 Harley Davidson JD

1908 FN 4 Cylinder 500cc

1919 Blackburne

1924 Ford Model T

The Best of this Years Event Sketches

A lot of people ask me at shows what I do with my sketches. Mostly the sketches are done to further my knowledge of various cars and bikes by being able to sketch from real life. I learn a lot more by sketching from an actual car or bike than a photograph. Until now these sketches have just stayed in the sketchbook. After a review of this years sketchbooks I decided to chose the sketches that I think work well and take them a bit further. To save ruining the original sketch I scanned the sketchbook pages and then painted over them in Photoshop . To give an example here is a before and after of the process.

Here are the rest of the paints from today.

I'm definitely going to be doing more of these and possibly produce some prints from the best ones, so if you are taken by one in particular let me know.

20% off all Prints for Christmas

Greetings Cards

The above 4 Greetings Cards designs are now available to order in time for Christmas.

The cards are 6" x4" on 300gsm satin card with a blank interior, so useful even if you don't use them for the holiday season.

Set of 4 cards including envelopes £8

A selection of your own choice from the 4 designs including envelopes:

Any 10 cards including envelopes £16

Any 20 cards including envelopes £30

Send your Orders to: mrtnsquires@googlemail.com

Order by 9th December to recieve your cards before Christmas.

George Barris Show at Rhythm Riot

Chet Herbert Streamliner Body By Barris Kustom Auto

(Oil on Board)

Signed and Numbered Prints are now available to order:

A4 £25

A3 £50

Email me to order.

Rhythm Riot are at it again with another great exhibition as part of the weekends frivolities. This time the show is based around the legendary car customiser George Barris. If you don't know the name you will definitely know some of his creations, for example TV's Original Batmobile, The Munsters Koach, Black Beauty from Green Hornet the list goes on.

As part of the show I have created the above painting depicting the Chet Herbert Streamliner. George Barris and Sam Barris of Barris Kustoms created and painted the body for Chet Herbert's second Streamliner in three weeks. It was originally designed to be powered by a four-cylinder Weir Indy engine from 1932, however Chet changed his mind when the engine disintegrated during dyno testing. Chet chose a Hemi engine to operate his Streamliner, Sam had to reshape the body in order to suit a Hemi engine.

The Original image for the painting is part of the Kellogg Auto Archive and was used with Ron Kelloggs permission. Ron's Archive is chock full of fantastic images from Hot Rod history. To view the archive go to his site:

kelloggautoarchives.com

ZZR Created for 60s James Bond Spoof Movie "Out of Sight"

Surf Woodie.

Equipped with a Ford Cobra engine has its power increased by two Paxton super chargers.

The Super Van was re-built for the movie “Super Van” in the early 70’s. It started out as the Love Machine in the late 60’s, made out of a Dodge Sportsman Van. Super Van was example of the ultimate in futuristic motoring with solar energy.

More info on the Exhibition and the rest of Rhythm Riot click the link below:

www.rhythmriot.com/barris-car-show

For more on George Barris and his creations please browse his website:

www.barris.com