Motorcycle Art

"Monsters that mean business" Ed Roth's business card

 

This is Jeff McCann, probably the guy you've never heard of who was an absolute giant in all areas of motorcycle art.



He started off building his own bikes in the 60s and saw the potential in supplying custom parts - "shed built" by Hipsters with their Hitler Youth haircuts and beards isn't new.
So he starts up his parts business with his mate Chris. Hence CJ Custom Cycle Parts.



He was also a photographer and set up a studio for custom bike and parts photos in his garage. His real talent after building bikes was his talent for painting them. He was Arlen Ness' go to guy for some of the most elaborate paintwork that was ever seen at the time. He signed his artwork 'motorcycles forever' on many a well known builder's bike.



He's gone now but his kids keep his flame alight
https://www.facebook.com/JeffMcWontMcCannRip/



Go check his hundreds of builds, photos, paintjobs on his flicker page

https://www.flickr.com/photos/45519093@N00/albums/with/190078

I know there's some serious artwork on bikes these days by some very very excellent artists but it all started with Jeff McCann, the all round seriously good biker Geezer you've now heard of.

 

Nothing to add about this Yorkshireman's art. Paul Sample is the well known illustrator of Ogri



Thousands of us would stare at his pictures, first in Bike Magazine and later in Back Street Heroes, trying to see all the smutty details in the background. But mostly enjoy the adventures of Ogri, Malcolm, his dog Kickstart and the wonderfully sexy Mitzi



Not all of his art revolved around bikes but when it did



Not all of his work revolved around the, well, when it did



But Ogri and his bike Armageddon was the real attraction in his art



Go find some art to buy
http://www.paulsample-ogri.co.uk/Paul Sample.html

 

A guy from my old Stomping Ground. Although I don't think I know him (it's all a bit hazy) but I will catch up one day. He shows his work locally so I may run up there to have a chat.
This is Kevin Ash's work, it's just the job.



He does commissions and all the hot rod, tattoo type stuff. But his motorcycle drawings are great.



These are the type of guys to pick up some original art from. He'll either become really famous with his art not affordable or will move onto something else and it'll never be available again. Either way it'll be a shame not to have some of his stuff on the wall.



I don't think his websites are going any more but his facebook thingy is

https://www.facebook.com/artistkevinash/



Get him to do your bike, ol' lady or your car. Or just buy one you like. You know you want to

 

Scott Jacobs, one of the more established US artists. Sell more, cost more, who knows. This New Jersey born South Dakota (I've no idea where these places are) artist certainly produces some of the very best colourful photorealism pictures.



He's HD's officially licenced artist along with Chevrolet and Ford. He's also licenced with Elvis Presley Enterprises and with Marylin Monroe Estates. Nice.



He used to do a lot of chrome work, not quite up to Hajime Sorayama's stuff, but bloody nice



Go have a look
https://jacobsgalleryshop.com/product-category/artists/scott-jacobs/
Deep pockets required if you'd like an original or two

 

Hans Sures, a London based chap who is really getting to be an expert at what he does. The way the colours are laid down is really quite difficult to achieve.





I like how he frames his subjects, they give a sort of intimate quality with a story in there somewhere



Another one to go look at and break open the piggy banks for

https://hanssuresstudio.bigcartel.com/

 

Cor, quite like those. I've never seen these before. Really has captured it all in those pictures. Nearly every painting brings back a memory.

 

I've just done the new tyres thing so you can guarantee he'll be waiting for me once I get out there

 

Not much to say about this guy. Peter Hutton. He does mostly car illustrations but the freehand details are fine indeed on his motorcycle studies



You can order prints and greetings cards I think. Just the job if that happens to be the thing you need



Go have a peep, and while you're there tell him I sent you. On his site hit the 'products' tab and click A1 prints. The cars are scrumptious. Enjoy

http://www.peterhuttonillustrator.com/

 

This is John Lowerson who will draw, paint and make you anything, it seems, that your heart desires. His watercolour paintings are really quite nice (nice is a good word for them I think). He'll sell you an original for what would normally be the price for a print.



There's all sorts available on artfinder

https://www.artfinder.com/artist/johnlowerson/



And even more printed stuff from t shirts to stickers on redbubble

https://www.redbubble.com/people/jo...de=all-departments&sortOrder=relevant#profile



It'd be worth contacting him and getting him to do one of your bike. Another artist well worth raiding the piggy bank for. Personally I like his WW1 fighters