GN V8 (Work In Progress)

GN V8 GP Special (work In progress)

An update on the GN V8 piece that was started as a demonstration at the Wiscombe Hill Climb earlier this year. This piece will be on display at the Prescott Hill Climb in August (the picture doesn't really do it justice). Whilst doing this piece I have been finding more out about this wonderful machine while looking for reference pictures, here's what I found out:

The car is a GN/JAP Grand Prix, year 1908/1919 owned and built by Richard Scaldwell (please correct me if I'm wrong). www.prewarcar.com gave this great description in 2006 after seeing it at the Prescott Hill Climb:

"The low car seems equally flimsy and scruffy at first sight, but when you are getting closer you see a grand piece of art in which thousands of hours and tons of creativity have been invested. The detailing is incredible and gives an overall impression the car has escaped from Harry Potter's latest... Here some specs: modified wooden chassis in GN style. Air cooled 5 litre V8 engine ( aero JAP ?) with everything exposed. The alloy coachwork organically evolves from the radiator shell along the cowl and unfolds into two staggered seats. The driver and co-driver are squeezed into something like a miniature steam loc engine room. From there we proceed to the back of the car, a kind of rivettted 'goats' rear end which accommodates to carry two saddle bags."

The engine is an original Jap V8 rather than 4 v twins bolted together, the same engine was used by E.T. Willows to power his airship which flew from Cardiff to Crystal Palace on August 6th 1910. The engine can be seen in the Shuttleworth Collection. More info on the engine can be seen here:

http://gasballoon.com/V8JAP.htm

Morgan Three Wheeler Club South West Meeting July 2010

Ron Clements Receiving his Raffle Prize from the Morgan Three Wheeler Opening Run

(not bad for a £2 ticket if I do say so myself!)

Ron Clements 1933 Super Sports ALX 8.

Great to have another look at this car after painting it for so long!

Pete Clements' Matchless

Ted Frenchs' fantastic machine! made it down with his dog as a passenger and two great hunks of foam for upholstery. That's the way to do it!

Alan Goodwins Super Sports

On the 6th July I traveled down to Taunton to the Morgan Three Wheeler Club South West Meeting where I presented the lucky and always happy Ron Clements with a commission piece won at the MTWC Opening Run earlier in the year. The piece was based around a photo of Ron at Goodwood in 2008.

I had a great time with the South West group; there was a great turnout of three wheelers for the occasion, and all the members were very welcoming. I'd like to say thank you to Ian and the SW group for hosting the event.

I'm currently busy getting ready for 2 upcoming events Le Puy (next week!) this is going to be more of a holiday than a business trip, but I will be painting whilst I'm at the event and will also be carrying a few prints with me if anyone wants to treat themselves.

The second event will be the big one of the year the VSCC Prescott Hill Climb it runs over a whole weekend and the attendance is expected to be around 6000 over the weekend so I'm really looking forward to it. I will be running a stall with a painting demonstration running over the whole weekend. I'm currently working on some watercolour pieces for the event which I will be posting up over the coming weeks as a taster of what I will be stocking for the event.

So until then, please feel free to contact me with any queries.

Le Puy Notre Dame Shirt Design

Polo Shirt Layout

Full Design

This is a Shirt design I have done for the Le Puy Notre Dame event which takes place this July:

http://tricyclecaristes.free.fr/

We are taking two Three Wheelers across this year one of which can be seen below.

Nick Taylors newly finished Aero!

I have been pretty busy with commissions recently and hence no posts. More artwork will be on the way soon. I'm also preparing for the VSCC Prescott Hill Climb Event on August 7th-8th where I will be running the stall as well as doing painting sessions throughout the weekend.

http://www.vscc.co.uk/vsccweb/events/event.jsp?id=593

Until then, please feel free to contact me with your commission requests or any other motor related artwork needs.

Pre War Car Article

Pre War Car have been very generous and posted an article about my work. To see please use the following link:

http://www.prewarcar.com/magazine/previous-features/on-the-move.html

Thanks to Rutger for putting this article together.

Edwardian Racing Sketches

1909 Leon Peugeot Voiturette Racer

(Graphite on Bristol Board)

Peugeot 1914 Grand Prix

(Graphite on Bristol Board)

Just a quick post with some recent sketches based on some Edwardian Racers. If anybody has any more information on the 1914 Peugeot please feel free to contact me.

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