Art of a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 992.2
This was a commission from a New Hampshire client for his son.Tazio Nuvolari, the "Flying Mantuan"
Zagato Dreams
1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Zagato and 1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ1 Zagato
I received special permission from Zagato to add their logo in my art for their 100th Anniversary celebration in 2019.
Alfa Romeo is the celebrated mark at the Historic Festival 44 at Lime Rock Park.
I'll be attending, live-sketching many of the beauties that I will find there.
Pen&ink and markers on 10"x 15" watercolour paper
© Paul Chenard
Original art SOLD.
Prints available.
#AlfaRomeo #alfaromeozagato #zagato #limerockpark #historicfestival44
Vic Elford - Porsche 907
1968 Targa Florio "Faux" poster
Vic
Elford (1935-2022), along with his teammate Umberto Maglioli, drove the
Team Porsche 907 in the 1968 Targa Florio on public roads in Sicily.
Elford was getting used to the road racing and could drive flat out if the car held up.
Unfortunately
on the first lap, a bad center-lock wheel nut came loose while he raced
and he had to stop to fix it. Setting off again, it quickly came loose a
second time and he hit a curb, giving him a flat tire.
Having
no jack, he convinced the local Sicilians to lift the car up so that he
could install a temporary spare and limp back to the pits.
Once they replaced all 4 wheels and nuts, he raced off the chase the pack, a full 18 minutes in arrears!
Not one to give up, Elford drove at 10/10ths, driving 8 of the 10 laps, and won the race by an astounding 3 minutes!!
It’s come to be known as one of the greatest come from behind victories in motorsports history.
24"x 36" print available
#targaflorio #vicelford #porsche907
Live-sketching in the Ferrari Québec Showroom
Luigi Chinetti - Ferrari 166 MM - 24 heures du
Mans 1949
1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Going Green
Jim Clark confidently raced his way to winning
the 1965 Indianapolis 500 in a green Lotus 38.
There had been a longtime 500 superstition about racing a
green car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, assuming
that it was dangerously unlucky.
The Lotus team proved that completely wrong at the 1965
edition.
The racing brethren were steadfast in their belief that it was unlucky to race
a green car, thus having less confidence that the Lotus Team would be a threat;
it was also going against pre-established traditions, which was considered
naive and possibly disrespectful.
The establishment had their guard down and was not
prepared for how Jim Clark would dominate their race in the Lotus.
To create this art, I used no green; I rendered it entirely on green paper!
Pen&ink, paint markers and markers on 12"x 7.5" (38.5cm x 19cm) green archival paper
© Paul Chenard - Private Collection, prints available
#lotus38 #indy500 #jimclark #greenpaperart #carart
Le Mans 1972 - French Colours
This is my 1st painting ever, done in 2010!
I needed to see if I could paint, but I can't afford artist's paints, so I used
leftover house paint on a piece of leftover premium plywood.
I sincerely believe that we can make art from anything, that the materials used
do not define the quality of the artwork.
I've included the colour key to show which parts of our house the colours came
from...
The painting shows the winning Matra-Simca MS670 #15
of Henri Pescarolo and Graham Hill, followed by the second place MS670 #14
of François Cevert and Howden Ganley. They are followed here by the MS660C #16
of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and David Hobbs.
Matra followed up with wins of the 1973 and 1974 editions of the race ...
brilliant cars and drivers!
41.5"x 18.5" (105.4cm x 46.8cm), latex paint on plywood
© Paul Chenard 2010
Original SOLD.
Prints available.
#lemans24
#matra #pescarolo
#grahamhill
#francoiscevert
#davidhobbs
#howdenganley
#jeanpierrejabouille
#1972 #carart
Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe ~ Le Mans 1951
The Rainy 1956 Mille Miglia and Eureka Moments
Italian driver Eugenio Castellotti (1930-1957) races the Scuderia
Ferrari 290 MM Scaglietti chassis #0616 to a win of the very rainy 1956 Mille
Miglia in Italy, after over eleven and a half hours of driving.
Scuderia Ferrari took the 5 first spots of the race, followed by the Mercedes
team with the next 3 ...
Even in the miserable weather, the loyal fans were still there to see their
heroes race ...
To create this composition, I referenced a few images of the car and images of
the attending spectators till I could combine them to tell the story.
To achieve the sense of heavy rain in this, I did the whole artwork in intense
watercolour pencil on watercolour paper, approximately 30 hours of work.
Once finished, I went to the sink and ran it under a tap to wash the intensity
of the colour away. As soon as it dried thoroughly, I then redid the colour on
only the car, and drew white lines through the background spectators to knock
them back even further on the art.
It is a fact that I could have destroyed the art by running it under the tap,
but I succeeded.
The only question I asked myself here is “Will anyone die if I don’t succeed?”
The answer is quite obvious but it’s incredible how many people would not ever
try it. They put up unseen barriers onto themselves instead of exploring the
possibilities.
Interestingly, I seem to always succeed and I sincerely believe that this
approach to the task unburdens me from my own negative “what if’s”…
My “what if’s” switch from “what if it doesn’t
work?” to “what if it works?”.
Exploration leads to an awareness of the possibilities that lay right before
you.
Unburdening oneself encourages this exploration, which in turn quite often
leads to eureka moments.
Who doesn’t like eureka moments?
Art
description - Pen & Ink, watercolour pencils and acrylic pens on
18"x 12" watercolour paper – Original
art available as are prints.
#millemiglia #ferrari290mm #eugeniocastellotti #scuderiaferrari #carart #watercolourpencils
#eurekamoments
Puttanesca Sauce
My
Puttanesca sauce is now made, canned and labeled with live-sketches of
Ferraris ... honouring Enzo Ferrari's birthday (a couple of days late)
...
#puttanesca #ferrariart #livesketches #enzoferrari
1965 Ferrari 1512 F1
Tonight, I decided to work on a live-sketch that I started at the 2023 Lime Rock Historic Festival of a 1965 Ferrari 1512 F1 ... sweet and rather rare Formula 1 car.
#formula1 #ferrari1512 #livesketch
Andy Warhol Cars Mercedes W125
Bullitt Chase
This is the 1st painting in my series entitled Movie Chases.
I did the text in custom-mixed "Highland Green" lacquer, the same colour as the original 1968 Mustang.
Original art available, as are limited editions.
Liquitex acrylic and automotive lacquer on 30"x 22" Apollon birch panel.
© Paul Chenard 2020
#bullitt #bullittmustang #stevemcqueen #carchase #dodgechargerrt440
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