The Genesis Bus concept was based on utilizing Truck technology with fiberglass Yacht technology. Rear engine, “ Pusher Style Buses” as they are known, are costly to maintain and not fuel efficient. Using truck technology to keep costs down, including maintenance, by using over the counter, readily available parts and with the weight savings of fiberglass. The Body shell was built like the hull of a yacht and structurally very strong, especially in a roll over situation. The result was a 45’ long bus that weighed 10,000 lb. lighter than a traditional, rear engine passenger bus. Three times more fuel efficient due to reduced weight and diesel power train. It was a working prototype and built as an entertainers coach to transport clients from point A to point B.
Concept rendering was created 8 months prior to completion and stayed true to my design direction.
Picture taken shortly after its trial run. I chose Audi Pearl White, Black Out Shadow Mask, through the windows and Teal Accent stripe below the window. Peterbilt model 372 Cab Over was custom built on the longest chassis to date to accommodate the fiberglass body built by TPi - Yacht Company, Warren Rhode Island.
The Peterbilt 372 was unique among competitors due to its tilt up nose section, below the windshield. This feature gave owners the ease to check fluid capacities, oil, fuses, etc. , without having to tilt the entire cab forward to expose the engine for basic fluid checks.
Rear view shows the slip stream design and integrated middle wing design element with three fiber optic strands that wrapped over the top. At night shown red, but stationary, there were colored gels per side that chased colors or the rainbow. Five foot wide brake light and Halogen spots were located in the rear wing.
Close up detail of the rear design. Tail lights are hidden behind the middle element that wraps around the side and reflects the flow of the upper and lower design cues. Exhaust tips are out of place and installed for expediency only to make schedule, as the original design had the exhaust tips integrated into the lower chamfer under the bumper. The wide license plate location accommodates European license plate requirements.
Side detail. Reducing drag where ever possible was paramount in the body design. All exterior marker lights were flush with the body. Fiber Optics located in the middle wing elements can be seen illuminated in Red. The upper rear, wrap around slats hid privacy windows. From the inside the slats over the windows didn’t hinder views from the state room.
Teak was used extensively in this cabin. Wrap around sofa is designed to convert into a Queen size bed.
Each bunk had its own TV and light system. Depending on the clients needs, the bunks could be removed and replaced with additional lounge sofa’s.
Stateroom has a privacy pocket door to close off space.
Seating for six, small fridge and sink/bar.
The Genesis coach was primarily designed as an entertainers coach, transporting celebrities to and from gig’s and onto the next venue. This rendering shows that we were already thinking about refining the design. Adding a tag axle behind the drive axle to provide a better, luxurious ride and also a new noise clip that reflects the flow of the styling elements.
I am fortunate to have lived near the ocean all of my life. My paintings reflect moments in time experienced through out my life, now captured, on canvas working in acrylics.
4” X 12” - Framed - Medium Acrylic - Price $325.00
Single umbrella series are 4" X 4", acrylic on canvas. Can create a custom painting in an umbrella color of your choice. $60.00 plus S & H
4" X 4" Umbrella in Cool Lime - SOLD - Can create one just for you. $60.00 plus S & H
Original - colored pencil, chalk and ink on archival paper. 11" X 20" $425.00
12" X 48" - Summer Dunes - Acrylic on canvas - SOLD
11.5” X 14.75” - Medium Gouache - Framed, Double Matted with Archival Special Archival Glass - Price $525.00
10.5” X 14.75” - Medium Gouache - Framed, Double Matted with Special Archival Glass - Price $525.00
12.5” X 17” - Medium Gouache & Acrylic - Framed, Double Matted with Archival Glass - Price $525.00
16” X 20” - Medium Acrylic & Gouache - Framed, Double Matted with Archival Glass - Price $600.00
To me, marshes are captivating and serene, an ever changing color palette for each season. They provide a habitat for various species of plants, animals and insects, that have adapted to living in flooded conditions. Marshes also improve water quality, by filtering out pollutants and sediment, from water flowing through them. Medium - Acrylic on Canvas.
4” X 12” - Medium Acrylic - Framed - Inspired by Marshes in New England - Price $295.00
4" X 12" - Acrylic on Canvas - Shadow Frame - Inspired by local marshes in New England $295.00 plus shipping
A whimsical series and for those who appreciate a good martini. The character "Hawk Eye" from the tv series Mash, was always in persuit of the perfect martini. ( Make mine extra dirty with three olives please. ) Enjoy!
12" X 48" Thirteen Olives - Sold - Will create one custom for you
4" X 4" - Strawberry Delight - Sold
4" X 4" SOLD - Will create one just for you
Acrylic - Canvas Wrap - 12" X 24"
4" X 4" - SOLD - will create special just for you
4" X 4" Martini - SOLD - will create one for you
4" X 4" - Sold - will create one for you
4" X 12" - 8 Olives / Indigo blue - SOLD - will create one custom for you
My back ground is Industrial Design, majoring in Automotive Design from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena California. Although my career path changed course, I continued to enjoy automobiles and illustrating them. Medium used to create these custom renderings: Color marker, pencil and blending of color chalk on archival paper. Size varies, depending on the subject and budget. Contact me for quote.
Client wanted something special for their car. The illustration is based on a photograph of their new car taken on a back road in the state of Montana. Format size: 14” X 20”. Medium Gouache & Ink.
12" X 19" - 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS - commission
18" X 20" - Tribute illustration commission
Original - 1930’s “ Shark Nose “ Super Charged Graham, illustrated in colored pencil on special, Canson paper. Framed using the best, Archival / Museum glass to prevent fading. Custom matting complements this beautiful Art Deco themed automotive work of art. 16" X 20" $675.00 plus S & H
10” X 19” - 1987 Porsche Targa
14" X 20" - 1967 Corvette Roadster - commission
Another successful Commission and happy customer! Trivia: This is one of 59 Barracuda convertibles equipped with a 383 2 bbl V8 / Automatic Transmission.
20" X 30" - This special commission was for a customer who owns this 1935 Rosengart. It is a French built car that is also the only Rosengart in the United States. It is also believed to have been a prototype due to the extensive use of brass accents through out the car. It survived WWII, under a hay stack on a farm in France, later discovered and purchased by a american soldier at the wars conclusion.
14" X 20" - 1962 Porsche 356 - commission
14" X 20" - 2002 Porsche Cab. commission
12" X 18" - 2014 Audi - commission
Available for purchase - 1947 Indian Chief - Technical pencil illustration, on archival paper - framed using archival, non glare glass, ready to hang $1,800.00 plus S & H or Archival ink limited edition prints available $40.00 plus S & H
1962 Metropolitan - SOLD - 12" X 20" archival ink prints available $40.00 plus S & H
11" X 17" - 1968 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, built in 1967. No Z28 designation of front fenders - commission
2014 - C7 Corvette - commission
12" X 17" - 1939 FORD wagon - available for purchase - archival ink prints available $40.00 plus S & H
11" X 17" - 1967 Mustang Shelby GT 500 - pencil in indigo blue - archival ink prints available $40.00 plus S & H
12" X 20" - 1966 Imperial Crown Convertible - technical illustration - limited edition, archival ink prints available $40.00 plus S & H
12" X 20" - 1957 Buick Caballero Hardtop Wagon - limited edition archival ink prints available $40.00 plus S & H
C7 Corvettes - medium, archival inks, color pencil and chalk. Format 16" X 32"L
Commission - Created as a gift for a client. Large illustration 13" X 32" Medium: Gouache, color ink, pencil and chalk
Three views in black colored pencil, of my clients Bentley "T". The owner was very proud of his Bentley "T", more so of the luggage he had commissioned specifically to fit the trunk of this amazing car. Three pieces of hand tooled and stitched, leather suit cases with "Bentley" logo, specially embossed on each piece of luggage. Other features included hold down straps, special cotton sleeves to insert strap buckles to prevent accidentally scratching paint and a hand made, color matching umbrella with walnut handle complemented the set. Luggage cost $40k.
This is a small sampling of GI Joe Toys I designed for Hasbro from 1985 - 1990.
Concept sketch - front view
This is the very first GI Joe toy I designed, Circa 1985. The idea came from seeing a small, Black and White picture in a trade magazine.
Page from Toy Fair Catalog, Circa 1987. This was the largest hand built pattern model I designed and built.
Detail Side View
Black - Verithin and Prisma Color Pencil Commission
Page from Toy Fair Catalog, 1987.
Page from 1988 Toy Fair Catalog
Larger view of the smaller detail picture from Toy Fair Catalog - 1988
The idea for the Rolling Thunder came from seeing the movies Aliens. A recon vehicle used in the movie was the inspiration. You just never know where your inspiration will come from.
Concept sketch
Page from Toy Fair Catalog Circa 1988. How it works. Pull up on the radar dome and the rotating blades retract - reverse, blades extend. Around 1988, Hasbro R & D began to remove the task of creating pattern models from the design. Patterns were then taken further and cleaned up for duplication purposes for sales and internal use. The Skystorm was my very last hand made model too. Hard to believe that it was created from flat sheets of styrene plastic - molded - formed to shape.
Page from Toy Fair Catalog - Circa 1990
All new design. Shown here is the 1982 Toy Fair catalog picture. Simplifying the size of the dump box into a one piece stamping. More use of plastic, specifically in the Cab as there is now a Cab Wrap of steel over the plastic housing. Weight reduced by 2.5 lb. Hand built prototype was used in the photo shoot.
This is the presentation rendering of the newly cost reduced Mighty Dump. It now incorporated a plastic chassis in place of steel and also removed one of the two exhaust stacks, a cost savings at that time of $32,000.00.
Designed the entire mid size line of construction vehicles.
This was a one year only truck. Dropped the following year due to price point was nearly equal to the Mighty Dump Truck.
Front end styling was based on the actual 1983 H.D. GMC truck.
Cost reduced by swapping out steel for plastic components.
Cost reduced by swapping out steel for plastic components.
Cost reduced by swapping out steel for plastic components.
Cost reduced by swapping out steel for plastic components.
Black Verithin & Prisma Color Pencil - commission
Black Verithin & Prisma Color Pencil - commission
Black Verithin & Prisma Color Pencil - commission
Black Verithin & Prisma Color Pencil - commission
From Toy Fair Catalog
The Imperial Crown Convertible featured leather seat interior, dual power front bucket seats with passenger recliner, real walnut veneer interior accents, six power windows, automatic parking brake release to list a few standard features.
I presented this print to Jay Leno at the 2019 Concours D’Elegance event, Newport, Rhode Island. Actual pencil drawings at the bottom of the print referred to as Remarques, ad value to the print. The ‘57 Imperial on the left is Jay Leno’s opposite my ‘66 Imperial.
Side curtains allows for additional privacy.
Illustration of proposed location was created from site blue prints and architectural elements that would be incorporated into the landscape.
Front View
Side View Elevation
Illustration was based on photographs taken of existing site. Mill building would be reconfigured. Proposed entrance located at second floor of structure, with an exit located beneath the entrance stairs.
Photorealistic Rendering, based on my concept ideation
Photorealistic Rendering, based on my concept ideation
The 1966 Imperial full line brochure, was hand illustrated in Gouache paint. An old school style of illustration. An unusual move in that the pervious years promotional catalogs were glossy color photographs. All 1966 Magazine ads were photographed in black and white. No promotional information was created for the convertible. As a car enthusiast, artist and owner of a one of these amazing convertibles, ( production 514 ) I decided to create a dramatic technical pen illustration, in a style that perhaps would have been done by Chrysler. Look closely and see a unique touch to incorporate of actual excerpts taken from the 1966 Imperial catalog that describe the cars attributes.
Archival Ink Print Limited Edition Prints - Size 22” X 38” -
Total run of 100 available signed and numbered prints.
Price $ 325.00.
Total of 10 Signed, Numbered and Custom Remarqued. Nine are available. $500.00
Remarque - is a tradition that started with stone lithography. A Remarque is a pencil sketch by the artist, usually in the lower margin, that relates to the subject of the print or has a personal meaning to the recipient. It became a popular way to add original art, and value, to the printed image.
Imperial Eagle Adorns Cover
April 9th - May 10th 2014, Attleboro Arts Museum, presented a Compact & Collectible - An Exhibition of Vintage Pedal Cars in their Ottar Gallery. I was invited to create a series of pedal car illustrations, based on examples shown at the exhibition. Illustrations were done in a style that was commonly used at the time. Medium - color pencil & chalk, with gouache high lights on Canson paper.
Pedal car manufacturers styled their stamped steel, pedal cars, after cars of the day.
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