Original was a yellow Bel Air seen at a car show in Bon Air Shopping Center Greenbrae CA. I watched as a turquoise Bel Air drove past me in San Anselmo and decided to go turquoise. 24″36″ Oil on canvas.

On a sunny parade day in San Anselmo. Mt. Tam and a mountain bike are reflected in the side panels. 24″x36″ Oil on canvas.

Old Porsche sitting in downtown San Anselmo – San Anselmo Avenue at Pine St. 8 pm on a Friday night. Paint job in poor condition street light brings back a sense of a younger car. The rear of this same Porsche is on the website but sold a few years ago. 24″ x 36″ oil on canvas.

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Lucky Service Station San Anselmo California on a rainy winter night April 2016. The station has since changed ownership the iconic sign gone. The polished metal sign was manufactured by an aviation metal works. 30×40 oil on canvas.

Jim’s first painting. 24″x36″ Oil on canvas.

Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak and their cars appear at Fort Point in Vertigo. The original focus was a surfer riding his bike with a surfboard strapped to the side. The surfer is gone. From a photo my wife took. 30″x40″ oil on canvas.

Jack Hunt’s new and used classic cars in San Rafael. This piece represents numerous visits to the site during day and night and in the rain. I did a small oil study first which only vaguely resembles this larger piece. As with most of my paintings much has been altered from the original scenes. I am particularly drawn to strong geometries night rain shadows and deeper warmer colors. My wife an art history major calls my paintings expressionistic realism.