David F. Kyte Automotive & Motorsports Art - Automotive & Motorsports Art

1. Parnelli Jones 1970 Trans Am Mustang

Companion piece to my painting of the new model Saleen Mustang. This is the Mustang of Parnelli Jones that competed in the 1970 Tans Am racing series. In 1970, spectators watched Parnelli in his black striped Grabber Orange Boss 302 Mustang take numerous checkered flags to win the overall championship. This painting shows that car long with the newer 2010 Saleen Mustang reflected in the water below. A version with...

2. Detroit HDR Photos

HDR, High Dynamic Range is the process of taking a series photos with a digital camera of the same subject and adjusting exposure to get good detail in the shadows without blowing out the highlites. These overexposed and under exposed images are composited into one image with color, detail and optimum exposure. These photos were taken in the Old Redford section of Detroit where someone has been decorating the buildings...

3. 1955 Buick Taillight Detail

Detail painting of the chrome taillight of an old 50s Buick in a classic 1950s green color. (more…)

4. Lotus 38 1965 Indy 500 Winner

The Lotus 38 was the model number of the car driven by Jimmy Clark at the 1965 Indy 500. By winning the race that year car builder Lotus and Lotus designer Colin Chapman, along with engine builder Ford proved the superiority of a light mid engine car over the heavy front engine roadsters that were common at Indy in the early 60s. (more…)

5. AC Cobra in White

Minimalist impression of a white AC Cobra (more…)

Mario Andretti First F-1 Win

In his first Grand Prix start of the 1971 season Mario Andretti driving for the Ferrari team qualified fourth on the grid for the South African Grand Prix. Run on the Kyalami circuit Andretti ran in the top six for the first half of the race. As the race was winding down, Andretti began to make his move on the leading McLaren of Denny Hulme. With four laps to go, Andretti had closed to one second behind Hulme. It was during these last four laps that suspension problems hit the McLaren car and Andretti grabbed the lead. When the checkered flag came out, Mario Andretti had won his first of many Grands Prix victories 21 seconds ahead of Jackie Stewart. (more…)

My Lotus Europa 73063649R

Waterford Hill Road Course Track Day For many years I had the pleasure of owning a 1974 Lotus Europa Twin Cam. I even took to racing the car in SCCA Solo 2 competition and at numerous track days. (more…)

Parnelli Jones 1970 Trans Am Mustang

Detroit Dream Project

The Detroit Dream Project’s “Temple of the American Dream” was built by volunteers in the Brightmoor / Old Redford (Grand River and Lasher) neighborhood of northwest Detroit in June 2008. This community art and peace park is open to all, shaped by all, and the hub of many of our dreams for what Detroit can be and what Detroit will be as we create together. http://www.detroitdreamproject.org/ .

Detroit HDR Photos

Screwy Fish Artwork

Created in Corel Painter using a Wacom Cintiq. From an idea I had for a school of mechanical fish.

Brightmore Building Art

Not far from where I live in Detroit is a rather tattered area of the city called Brightmore, in fact some call it Blightmore because of the abandoned and burned out houses. But amongst all this is this impressive bit of building art on the side of once was a bank. Next to it is a field slowly being cleaned up as a small park.

1955 Buick Taillight Detail

Detail painting of the chrome taillight of an old 50s Buick in a classic 1950s green color. (more…)

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About Me

Being born in Detroit and having lived all my life in Motown, cars would only naturally become a subject for my artistic expression.

I tend to work in a rather traditional manner, avoiding the use of filters and digital tricks preferring to painting what I want using a Wacom drawing tablet and programs like Photoshop and Corel Painter.

The big advancement in digital art is the current crop of color inkjet printers. The new combination of improved inks and papers have now made it possible to make prints with image quality and longevity greater than traditional print making methods. This also allows me to personally oversee the creation of each print.

Prints can be ordered through this web site, a shopping cart system powered by PayPal has been created on the pages with prints for sale enabling the easy ordering. If you should have any questions about my art or prints feel free to contact me.

David F. Kyte

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