Back when I had my ‘68 Dodge A-100, I drew up these pictures in Illustrator to serve as a guide for the changes I had in store for her. The colors paid tribute to one of the most iconic paint schemes ever: the orange and pale blue Gulf livery, which made it’s debut just a year before this van rolled off the assembly line. Though the livery appeared first on a Ford GT40, for me it will always be remembered best on the curvy Porsche 917 Steve McQueen drove in his film Le Mans.
Here’s the new piece I’m working on. I could easily spend the next few weeks adding more details, but when does one stop, and why should they?
Frenchman Denis Sire’s passion for illustrating chicks and bikes is probably only matched by his love for drawing chicks and cars. He was born in 1953 in Saint Nazaire, and studied art in Paris at ‘L’Ecole des Arts Appliqués. His style is reminiscent of all those glorious washed out advertisements which were so prevalent decades ago, and his work can be seen stateside in such illustrious places as Heavy Metal Magazine and Playboy.
One of the righteous posters reproduced in the book: Ultraviolet: 69 Classic Blacklight Posters from the Aquarian Age and Beyond.
The latest piece I’m working on is called “Snake Charmer”. It continues my pursuit to capture the spirit of my childhood idols, consisting mainly of Richard Corben, Frank Frazetta, Boris Vallejo, Moebius, Tanino Liberatore, and a slew of other artists featured in the first ten glorious years of Heavy Metal Magazine.
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