Motorsports Art

1967 STP Turbine Indy 500 Car

Posted by David Kyte on Jan 30, 2012 in Featured Articles, Indy Car, Motorsports Art | 0 comments

The 1960′s were decade of innovation at the Indianapolis 500. In 63 European car builders showed the old guard that light mid engines cars were the way to go. By 67 no front engine cars made it into the race. The 1967 race was almost won by this STP sponsored car with a side mounted Turbine power plant. The car being driven by Parnelli Jones dominated the field but with only 3 laps to go a $6 bearing failed allowing AJ Foyt to win his third 500. 

Motorsports Art Video

Posted by David Kyte on Jul 24, 2011 in Motorsports Art, Videos | 0 comments

Video created using some of my Formula One, Indy Cars and other Motorsports artwork. Prints available

Disaster at 1958 Cuban Grand Prix after Fangio Kidnapping

Posted by David Kyte on Apr 8, 2011 in Daves Blog, Formula One, General | 0 comments

A curious mix of politics and Motorsports happened during the running of the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix.  The most famous driver of the time Juan Manuel Fangio found himself at the wrong end of a gun being wielded by one of Castro’s revolutionaries.

Gurney Eagle F-1 Car

Posted by David Kyte on Mar 31, 2011 in Formula One | 0 comments

Dan Gurney’s  Titanium V12  powered Eagle formula one car which won the 1967 “Race of Champions” at Brands Hatch. One of the most beautiful Grand Prix cars ever built the Eagle also won the Grand Prix of Belgium in 1967, making this the first, and so far, only victory for an American in an American Grand Prix car in the modern era.

Gurney Eagle F-1 Car Painting Process Video

Posted by David Kyte on Mar 26, 2011 in Daves Blog, Formula One | 0 comments

Screen shots taken during the painting process of this Gurney Eagle formula one race car from 1967. Starts as a tight pencil sketch and that is scanned into Photoshop for creation of a high resolution digital painting. Most of the detail work is done using a Wacom Cintiq LCD tablet and painting from photo reference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kUIj8Riiy4

Jackie Stewart Tyrrell 006

Posted by David Kyte on Jan 12, 2011 in Formula One | 1 comment

The Tyrrell 006 was a Formula One car designed and built by the Tyrrell Racing Organisation. It was introduced towards the end of 1972. In the hands of Jackie Stewart it won the Drivers’ Championship for the 1973 Formula One season.

Niki Lauda Ferrari 312 TS

Posted by David Kyte on Jan 8, 2011 in Ferrari, Formula One | 0 comments

Ferrari 312 T2 as it won the 1977 German Grand Prix in the hands of Niki Lauda.

Nigel Mansell Williams FW14B

Posted by David Kyte on Dec 30, 2010 in Featured Articles, Formula One | 0 comments

Did this years ago as a traditional acyclic on illustration board but always thought it could be done better digitally. Scanned the original painting and repainted the image in Photoshop. Nigel Mansell in the 1992 Williams FW14B under hard braking with the carbon fiber brakes glowing, front skid plates throwing sparks and the engine spitting fire on the overrun.