Art & Inspiration The Shelby Cain Friday Art Show

Actually got a few things this week.







Vintage Driveway Bell that I got all "American Restoration" on.

 

You rock Mr Norwell!

I'm up past my bedtime... so... Here's what I've got this week... Point & shoot snaps... Hope you guys dig em.

 

My condolences goes to the Cains, This is a serious issue and admire the time and effort you and your wife pam are putting towards this foundation.

 

you kick so much ass, i no post, merely pay homage to your greatness. and puteen. and potcheen. and cold canadian winters.

 

Jeff amazing work!

Since this weeks show is dedicated to RazinCain / Mark Cain and his Shelby's Speed and Kustom Foundation, I thought I would share Mark's favorite picture that I have taken. When I first met Mark, I was very honored when he said he would like to have a print of this to put on his wall

 

You rule Jeffy Boy!

Here's a little tribute to the "Man and his machine"

Drawn on my garage work bench with a #2 pencil that was sharpened with a dull utility knife!

Rock on FAS!

 

Built this for my girlfriends dad, he's got a 59 corvette.
Build out of 1/2 plywood, hole cut for clock to sink into, wrapped in scrap boat top material then painted. Real easy to make and cool for a shop in my opinion.
Norwell- love your stuff every week.
Excited to see the show unfold

 

This is a peek ( a lil' peek!) at a w.i.p that I have 'on the go'. This is a recreation of a 'famous' old aussie show rod, Con Mantzaris' 'Rhapsody in Blue'.
This is a drawing. I'm using a few old magazine articles and my memory of this, a 1972 show car. It's sometimes slow. It's a sometimes obscure process. I haven't approached Con, who showed this astounding car all those years ago.
This car was initially built by the Keally brothers. With Mantzaris it won top car at the 1972 Melbourne Rod Show. That's a little like Australia's Oakland. Everything was chromed (except that booster you can see behind the wheel- it was polished aluminium). The car was channeled 6 inches. Original deuce axle, un-dropped- not even sure the spring was reversed. It used a lot of old- timey rod building techniques.
As I draw it, I come to further appreciate the beauty of it's proportion. In hindsight, it could've looked equally as good without the chrome, white vinyl & metalflake overload. This was, at age 10, the first show rod I ever saw.
The car is supposedly being recreated with some of it's old bits & pieces, but as such, the original car is now built as a 'contemporary traditional' highboy- it looks nothing like it did in it's much admired heyday.
Eventually, I plan on releasing copies of this as a high quality print. More later, all things willing..

 

Scratchboard "Flat top"

 

Beautiful show on many levels.
Here's... "Up in Flames".

 

...and "Don Draper's New Car".

 

I haven't checked the Friday show for a while, silly me! Great work everyone but as I'm sure all would agree, Jeff your stuff is something else (although I do feel saddened by your passionate dedication).

 

Not quite perfected yet, but you get the idea.
Check out the Flathead run thread elsewhere on the HAMB for details...

 

For the Cain family, we''ve not met but but all share your sorrow and champion your achievements.
I'm proud of how you've turned tragedy into a powerful tool to reach others ....

A great tribute Jeff.


Some older work...

 

some ideas I've had on the back burner, and brought back to the front... some of you may have seen my FB post today, hit me up if your interested

 

long, long time since i put anything on the art show put here's a topper i made up to remember a buddy, Mikey Van Zetten, here's a little info on him http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=563457&highlight=zetten&showall=1
first time i ever did any casting/molding, i've made a few up and am slowly getting them out to his friends/family. they take alot longer to make each one than i would have thought, but for some reason it wouldn't seem right to just drop one off at a foundry and have a bunch cast. it will take awhile (years probably) but i'd eventually like to get one to every person mikey considered a friend



rip brother

 

What a sad and tragic loss.

Some old Ford on a Golf Course last weekend....

 

Norwell is a grade A mensch.

 

Amazing work everyone! Norwell, your stuff is just stunning. Allison, I really like the color contrast.


Just a little sketch (for a pixelcar which is for a contest) I really like. It's a mix of various cars from various years, I guess, basically its based on a truck...just need to do a bit of a research to realize what I have drawn haha

 

You guys been busy!

Logo work for Ronny Buise - Ron's Custom Shop


Simple version of the Ron's Custom Shop logo


Kiwis on Route 66 logo


Newborn baby card for a VW guy


Sleeve artwork for the new Matt Gonzo Roehr CD "Blitz & Donner"


The Blitz & Donner digi pack

 

a point and shoot from The Maryland HAMBers meet and greet

 

Wow Jeff! That is awesome! I don't even have a child and I can't imagine what they are going through. Very cool, I try to help others in need also. Here is my o.t. commission pencil drawing I'm working on now. Will have some more new art coming soon. Bad pic with cell phone late. Enjoy, Nate Grice

 

1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille....


1930 Model A Pickup


1950 Mercury


1958 Mercury Pickup


1947 Ford Truck


1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500

 

Here is a sign I was asked to put together at last minute for a bunch of really good friends,you will also see why I never became a photographer...