Porsche 911 “Pebbles” Painting

As you probably know, I get a ton of my inspiration from Instagram and this latest piece is no exception. This beautiful Porsche 911 outlaw, dubbed “Pebbles” is owned by P911R on Instagram.

I’m always going to love anything with a hint of Gulf Oil racing livery so “Pebbles” really caught my eye with it’s gorgeous baby blue paint and Gulf Oil logo right on the front fenders.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 13”x19” (33cmx48cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

BMW 2002 Painting

Another great Instagram find. This time from brilliant photographer @royale77 comes this beautifully colored BMW 2002 with a bit of Castrol livery.

The three color combination of yellow, orange and blue is so great plus the addition of the bronze wheel really caught my eye. I knew I had to paint it.

Getting those colors to come out perfectly with the right amount of “pop” has been a challenge for the prints, but after a bit of trial and error, I’ve finally locked in the colors and are ready to ship some prints. Number 01/50 will, of course, go to Rosario (@royale77) in Italy.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 13”x19” (33cmx48cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

Porsche 911L “Number 8” Painting

Releasing 2 paintings in a month, that’s a new record for me. Of course, it helps that most of the country has been told to stay in their homes as of end of March 2020. So it seems we all have plenty of time on our hands and, thankfully, I have digital painting to take my mind off of what’s going on in the world right now.

I love to scour Instagram for painting inspiration and this beautiful photograph by @MrJonesMiller, of a bright red Porsche 911L with a bit of racing livery, showed up on my feed and, right away, I knew I had to paint it.

Love the red of the 911 combined with the green of the floor it’s sitting on. This whole piece was a joy to paint, expect for maybe the chrome grill which took some time trying to line up everything correctly.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 13”x13” (33cmx33cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

Ayrton Senna 1988 Monaco GP Painting

About 6 years ago I started getting into Formula 1. I love automotive racing, but, being an American, I never got into NASCAR or even Indy Car, even though I grew up about 8 miles away from a major motor speedway (New Hampshire Motor Speedway).

After the past few years of learning the tracks, teams and drivers, I decided to start diving into the long history of F1. And what a colorful history it is! I’ve already watched numerous documentaries, and one of my favorites, and most tragic, was Senna.

So in tribute, I’ve decided to take a short break from Porsche’s and create a digital painting of a cool image of Senna in his McLaren MP4/4 at the 1988 Monaco GP. Unfortunately this image is everywhere on the internet and I wasn’t able to find who the photographer was so I don’t know who to give credit to. If anyone knows, please let me know.

This is my first painting with a full background compared to the solid colors of my first few paintings. I had to laugh after working over an hour on perfecting the front crash barrier, only to have to put a motion blur on it, which pretty much wiped out all the detail I put into it. Oh well. So knowing that, the crash barrier in the background was created much quicker.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 19”x13” (48cmx33cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

Singer DLS 911 Painting

If you’re as much as a Porsche 911 enthusiast as I am, then the name Singer would probably be most familiar to you.

Based out of California, Singer Vehicle Design works with enthusiasts who want to create their ultimate bespoke 911. Using a base of a 964 (1989-1994), Singer deconstructs and then rebuilds these 964’s into true works of art.

Back in 2018, Singer collaborated with Williams to create a truly unique 911 they called the Dynamics and Lightweighting Study, or DLS for short. Here’s a clip from the press release in summer 2018:

GROVE, United Kingdom July 12, 2018 – The results of California-based boutique restoration house Singer Vehicle Design’s Dynamic and Lightweighting Study (DLS) will be shown at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed, July 12-15, in West Sussex, England. DLS is a client-inspired collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering and a formation of technical partners in pursuit of the most advanced air-cooled Porsche 911 in the world. The unique and highly anticipated results will be part of both a static showcase outside Goodwood House and the Michelin Supercar Paddock Hillclimb Run.

There were so many beautiful angles of this car to paint and I settled on a top-down image found throughout the internet. I opted to leave the background and shadow solid colors rather than try and recreate the gravel surface of the original reference image. Plus I believe the solid background colors give the painting a bit more contrast.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 13”x19” (33cmx48cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

Why I Changed The Signature On My Paintings

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You may have noticed, between my first and second paintings, that I’ve updated the signature I use to sign them.

The main reason for this is because I’ve found it difficult to recreate the exact signature on all the prints that I’ve been shipping out. On my first painting of the Outlaw 911, it took me probably 15-20 tries to get the exact signature I liked.

Unfortunately I don’t have that luxury when signing my prints in pencil. I have just the one shot. Yes, I could erase a signature that I didn’t like, but then that starts to degrade the paper when I use the eraser.

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Starting with my second painting, the Porsche 917, I’ve updated my signature to something that is 1) much easier to recreate in pencil on my prints and 2) much easier to read than the script I was using before. All future prints will have this new signature.

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So rest assured, both of these signatures are mine and are authentic.

Thanks for everyone’s support!

Porsche 917K Painting

Welcome to my second completed digital painting, a Porsche 917K in classic Gulf oil livery.

This was an odd choice for my second ever digital painting. The intricate details of all the exposed parts to the right of the tire made this one of the longest paintings to complete for me. About 2 weeks.

I paint to increase my skills and this painting helped push my skills and discover new techniques that will dramatically increase the efficiency of my painting moving forward. I have a goal of being able to release a new painting every week.

I’ve always loved the light blue and orange livery of the Gulf racing cars and the Porsche 917K is one of the most famous. I had to paint it.

I’m not quite sure who to give the reference image credit to, because this image is everywhere on the web and Instagram. The really only difference between my painting and the reference image was the tread pattern on the tire. That pattern would have probably taken me a week just to paint by itself so I decide to switch the tires to slicks.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 50 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 19”x13” (48cmx33cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

My First Digital Painting - a Porsche 911 Outlaw

Thanks for checking out my all new website and welcome to my first digital painting, a Porsche 911 Outlaw.

I get tons of inspiration for my paintings from Instagram and this painting was no different. It’s of a 911 outlaw owned by Rik located in the Netherlands with the Instagram handle @rico_customs (here’s a link to the actual image that inspired my painting).

His custom 911 outlaw is finished in a beautiful deep gray with black wheels and yellow headlights. Center hood gas filler, RS/ST fender flares, rear side window vents and many more details round out the outlaw conversion.

An outlaw 911 is my dream car, especially one that I could design and customize myself.

This digital painting was created using the Procreate app on my 2018 12.9” iPad Pro with Apple Pencil. This was my first full painting using my iPad and Procreate and I have to say it’s much more convenient, less messy and time saving over traditional oil or acrylic painting.

Many years ago I used to paint with oils and acrylics, but for one reason or another I gave it up. Getting this iPad in my life has awakened my passion for painting again and now all I wish is if I could do this all day long rather than the free hour here or there that I have in my busy days now.

If you’re interested in a print of this painting, I’m offering a limited run of 100 signed prints in my shop. The prints are 13”x19” (33cmx48cm) and are printed on archival grade, 60lb, 229gsm Polar Matte paper by Red River Paper using Canon ChromaLife 100+ inks.

Thanks for checking out my first blog post and digital painting. Check back here often as I will be making a post for every digital painting I complete.