| About the Artist I have been a certified car nut all my life. I knew the make and model of almost every car by the time I was 3 and I did my first perspective drawing of a car when I was 5!! At the age of 16, Mr. Alex Tremulus (the great automobile designer) met with me at the University of Nevada, Reno. He offered me a full-ride scholarship to the Art Center of Design in Pasedena after high school graduation. While waiting, I started my fine art career by doing vehicle portraits for car collectors. I ended up giving up my dream of automobile design and walked away from my scholarship. I entered the casino industry after discussions with family and a fellow car nut by the name of Bill Harrah, founder of Harrah's Casinos. At the time, he also had the largest auto collection in the world. I spent many hours at his collection sketching those wonderful cars! While my gaming career took off, I continued to paint and sketch. I had showings at the old Harrah's Swap Meet and the later Hot August Nights events. My Formula 1 pictures were shown at the Monaco Grand Prix in the mid '80's and other works have appeared at numerous Automobile and Motorcycle venues over the years. I have been creating original works professionally for over thirty years for Motorsports Professionals, Auto Collectors and just plain Car Nuts. Allow me the opportunity to create something special just for you! |