About The Artist:
Born and bread in New Zealand down under I did my time as automotive spray painter. I did that for 10 years and gave it up for health reasons.

At college I was the kid in the back of maths class drawing cars in the back of my maths book hehe. I have always had a passion for Hot rods, cars, trucks and bikes. So a man and his car, you gotta love that combo deal!

I do custom automotive illustrations. A great way to capture that special kinda love between a man and his wheels. I take commissions to draw you and your wheels. I also do posters, Logos, T- shirt design and even design tattoos!!

I have big influences in my art career, the likes of Ed Roth : ), Thom Taylor, Steve Stanford hey the list goes on All American car artists and I love America. I’m sure I grew up in the wrong part of the world. Just cool car culture etc. I think I would do well over there.

PS: YOU DRIVE IT I”LL DRAW IT!!

Categories:
Hot Rod/Custom Car, Lowrider, Muscle Car, Cartoon, T-Shirt Design

Website:
http://www.kickstartautoart.co.nz

About The Artist:
Mike is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He has been drawing since he was old enough to hold a crayon. Being a lover of classic cars led him to combine his passion of both. He works with a range of media including detailed pencil illustration, ink drawing, pastel and marker rendering.

His site, www.hotrodmikes.com, sells great hand drawn artwork of classic cars, hot rods, and muscle cars. Pictures are original photo quality digital reproductions printed on 90lb Premium Cardstock and are signed and numbered by the artist.

Categories:
Classic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car, Muscle Car, Cartoon

Website:
http://www.hotrodmikes.com

About The Artist:
Brian lives in Pittsburgh, PA. His creates artwork for screenprinting and his interests include classic cars, comic book art, and music. See more of his artwork on DeviantArt.

Categories:
Classic Car, Exotic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car, Lowrider, Motorcycle, Motorsport, Muscle Car, Cartoon, Clip Art, Concept Design, Illustration, T-Shirt Design

Website:
http://www.bmart333.deviantart.com

About The Artist:
John Hancox was born in Leicestershire (UK) and has been drawing and painting for fun and professionally for over 40 years, covering a variety of subjects including classic and vintage racing cars and motorcycles. John has worked as a freelance technical illustrator for a variety of companies including Prodrive in Banbury where he was the illustrator for the Subaru World Rally Team.

Categories:
Classic Car, Motorcycle, Motorsport (Cartoon, Illustration)

Website:
http://www.hancoxart.com

About The Artist:
My name is Chris Bradsworth and I live in the UK.  Having always been interested in Art and Cars, I finally decided to combine the two and create Comic Car Art. My first pictures were drawn for a few friends as gifts for birthdays and such.  From the reactions I received, I realized that personalized drawings can mean so much to people.  It was thanks to my friends and family that I started my web site.  When I came up with the idea they supported me in the set up and early stages of promotion, by telling friends, colleagues and introducing me to some real ‘petrol head’ formula 1 fans! For this I am very grateful!

Whether it’s for a birthday, wedding or any other special event, a personalized drawing is the perfect gift to make some one laugh.  My drawings are about having fun and making people feel good! When you commission  one of my drawings I will discuss every detail that you would like to be included.  Maybe you have a funny event that happened with your vehicle?  Some particular badge, graphic or even damage that is an important feature? All of this can be included to give an excellent cartoon interpretation!

Please fell free to visit my site and take a look at some of the commissions I have drawn already.  Any comments on my work are welcome and if you would like to discuss a commission please contact me via my e-mail address.

Categories:
Classic Car, Motorcycle, Motorsport (Cartoon)

Website:
http://comiccarart.web.officelive.com

About The Artist:
I grew up in the American Midwest, in the rural farming community of Industry, Illinois. My artistic interests come mainly from my mother. She’s always creative, and taught art K-12 for many years. I blame my father for my love of cars. He’s owned a dozen convertibles, and several other interesting vehicles. Apparently, this condition can be inherited.

As a student, I entertained myself drawing cars and unflattering cartoons of my teachers. This inspired comments like,“That’s nice, but how will you earn a living after graduation?” Well, I kept drawing and soon earned a commercial art degree from Western Illinois University. I have since pursued an art career, and worked for Disney and Universal Studios. I still like to diagram sentences and solve algebraic word problems, but these days, if I want to pay the mortgage, I have to draw cars.

My Mac experience began when I accepted a job designing billboards. At that time, I also started illustrating and writing a monthly feature for Mike Kelly’s Cruise News, a regional car magazine. These columns profiled significant people and events in automotive history. I recommend this experience to any artist looking for greater exposure. It got me used to meeting deadlines, and the research provided me with a better understanding of automotive history. My only regret is that without exception, each subject deserves more attention than time or space allowed. If you read any of my stuff, I encourage you to learn more about each subject elsewhere.

Lately, I hang my hat at Daytona Trophy, and spend my days in the shadow of the Daytona International Speedway, creating original art for automotive events nationwide. Apple computers are essential to my work. I use an iMac at home, and a dandy new G5 at work. The applications I use most are Freehand, and Photoshop. I use these to prepare the art, and GoLive to build and maintain my website. In addition to my nine-to-five job, freelance work keeps me increasingly busy at home, in DeLand, Florida.

Categories:
Classic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car and Muscle Car (Cartoon and T-Shirt Design)

Website:
http://www.adamicenogle.com

About The Artist:
My name is Andrew Kerr, I live in Surrey British Columbia where there is always a car show on any given sunny summer day. A short ride to the local burger joint or java stop will prove that.  From this accessibility to literally any type of ride, I have became somewhat obsessed.  I don’t think that there are many people that would not agree with me, that the automobile is one of the purest, and coolest art forms in the world.

I’ve been lucky to know the people I do with the same car bug as me.  I’ve managed to come in to my own drawing these peoples cars, at local shows, and at my Surrey, B.C. Studio.  I would like to thank those people, as well the future customers I look forward to seeing.

Categories:
Classic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car, Lowrider, Motorcycle, Motorsport, and Muscle Car (Cartoon, Concept Design, Portrait, and T-Shirt Design)

Website:
http://www.kerrst.com (Site Down 05/14/10)
http://www.edwardave.com (Site Down 05/14/10)

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Categories:
(Cartoon) Hot Rod/Custom Car

Website:
http://www.SignandArt.com

Blog:
http://signandartblog.com

About The Artist:
I grew up in a typical suburban New England town with an early passion for anything automotive. My mother still has the first car artwork I did at 4 years old that was recognizable.  It’s a blue tow truck.

The passion for automotive art and design has been constant and intense throughout my life. I pride myself in the ability to not only make a “pretty picture” but to create innovative design solutions that are feasible and have impact.  My work has been used by high profile and backyard builders alike to help visualize dreams, clearly communicate ideas, serve as motivation and blueprints or help to obtain sponsorship buy off.  I work to bring fabricators, painters, upholsterers and owners together on the same page to reduce project wasted time and materials. Paper is cheaper than paint and sheet metal.

I try to make my renderings as accurate as possible while keeping an artistic element to them.  Sometimes I keep proportions and perspective realistic and other times I like to add some drama to the art by posing the car in a dynamic way, making it appear more than just a pile of metal, rubber and glass.  I use mixed media to keep things fresh using traditional markers and chalk as well as completely digital illustrations. It depends on the nature of the project or the budget.  There are advantages and disadvantages to both.

Categories:
Classic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car, Lowrider and Muscle Car (Cartoon, Concept Design, Cutaway, Illustration, Photography and T-Shirt Design)

Website:
http://www.hermancedesign.com

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About The Artist:
Bill has been involved in street rodding since the 50′s. He has owned his own body shop Cascade Auto Body since 1967. You can find Bill and his wife Bonnie at rod runs around Northern California in their 1941 Hupmobile.

Majoring in art at Shasta Collage, Bill entered and placed at juried art shows in and around the bay area. Bill has submitted body designs to major automobile company’s and is currently on staff with a major magazine as a cartoonist.

Bill was involved in show chickens, for 20 years. He competed in local and national shows. This is the reason for “Wild Willie”, that always appears in Bill’s art work and cartoons.

Bill’s toons appear monthly in the Goodguys Goodtimes Gazette.

Categories:
(Cartoon) Classic Car, Hot Rod/Custom Car and Muscle Car

Website:
http://www.aa-gc.com