Auto Racing

Legendary Dirt Click Here

"Legendary Dirt"

I'm sure people wonder why I was compelled to do a piece on late model dirt track racing. The response would be the same that I would give someone who wondered why I would paint a minor league ballpark in Butte, Montana or a high school football field in Randolph, Minnesota. Time honored sporting events at their most simplistic level are very often more interesting than the large, well organized events in sports.

People have been making the Saturday night trek to Cedar Lake Speedway for nearly fifty years as either participants or as spectators. It's a slice of Americana and a way of life for thousands of people around the country as they attend their favorite tracks each weekend.

Print Specifications:

60 Paper giclee Artist Proofs: 9"x19" image $145
60 Paper giclee Artist Proofs: 11"x23" image $245
5 Canvas giclee Artist Proofs: 20"x42" image $1595

Please call 952-443-0028 for prices and availability.

Racing with the Past Click Here

This painting brings back so many memories for people who shared the experience of the state fair races year after year with friends and family. This was one of the last races at the fairgrounds track which hosted auto racing since the early 1900's. Some of the great names ran on this oval, including Unser, Andretti and Earnhardt.

I included the ghostly image of a 1900's era car in this piece as a tribute to the history and longevity of this track. It was only about a year later that I learned that many fairgrounds employees routinely sight ghostly beings in and around the grandstand. Apparently the souls of some unfortunate drivers still haunt the area.

Original Oil Painting 18 x 64 inches - Call 612-920-0800 for price.

Image Size 9" x 32"
500 Limited Edition Prints - $150
100 Artist Proofs - $195

Image Size 17" x 60"
20 Canvas Giclee Reproductions - $1650
4 Canvas Artist Proofs - $1800
Please call 952-443-0028 to order a giclee reproductions.

Porkys Click Here

$ 60.00

Porky's" Drive-In was inspired by my love for the city of St. Paul and it's traditions. This landmark burger joint on St Paul's University Avenue has an unmistakable charm.

Gathering my reference for this painting in 1996 involved standing in the middle of University Avenue and enduring some good natured barbs from the passing hot rodders. I chose these particular cars not because of their model or make but because they tied in perfectly to the flamingo and teal neon of Porky's historic sign.

This image has been copied at least once by an anonymous photographer who must have been inspired by the composition and overall subject matter because he or she staged a carbon copy. If you're looking for the reproduction of my painting, make sure you see my name in the lower right corner.

Open Edition Poster 20 x 24 inches - $60.00
Original Oil Painting 40 x 48 inches on canvas - Sold.

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