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As a reportage artist who has always been drawn to mechanical and busy
subjects, such as ships, sea harriers and helicopters for the Royal Navy,
I had long thought Formula One race cars would be a similar and equally
fascinating subject.
by Anna-Louise Felstead
Grand Prix Historique in March and that An American named Jason Wright
I should go too since access to the cars who had commissioned me in Monaco
there was much easier. At the time I was was organising the Monza Coppa
not exactly prosperous, so he very kindly Intereuropa near Milan in June. He said
suggested that I stay with him in the twin the meeting would have an interesting
room he had booked. The opportunity collection of cars and that I could
was too good to miss, so I booked a probably sell my work easily there. He
flight on my credit card and hoped I was right. I went and sold five paintings
would sell some paintings to help cover and a few prints. After Monza, I found
my costs. myself hopping around to large race
When I arrived in Monaco I meetings; Dijon, Goodwood Festival of
When at last, I was invited to the couldn’t wait to start work. The place Speed, Goodwood Revival, Silverstone
Monaco Grand Prix in May last year, I was throbbing with people, set up for Classic, Oulton & Mallory Park,
contacted my friend James Wood who both Grand Prixs and the cars were Donington, Nurburgring, Spa and Paul
races historic cars. We met in Mayfair for just beautiful. That weekend I sold Ricard. To my delight, in the space of six
coffee and as I told him how I planned three paintings of a Formula Junior months I managed to carve a niche for
to get into the pits to paint the F1 teams, Stanguellini, a Matra and a BRM and myself in the motor racing world! It was
he laughed at me, saying I wouldn’t even returned to London with a new body of great. Classic & Sports Car magazine
get close, due to how tight security is. work, a few business cards and null1800. had published a large feature on my car
On seeing my disappointment, he told I never expected what my experience paintings and I was selling a lot of work.
me that he was racing in the Monaco would lead to next. I loved being around the cars, learning
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