Vettel Monza 08

471

acrylic on paper 8x11"

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Best moment of the year for me,

Vettel trashing everything and everybody

at the Monza Grand prix,

all with a grin on his face.

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Winkelmann

470

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acrylic on paper 8x12" sold

Something unusual today,

a Winkelman and Lotus formula ford...

cheers Mike!

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and a little video from my sponsor American Muscle

The American Muscle Battle Of the Forums Movie

green light,late drive

469

acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

green light, late drive

win this painting!!

468

acrylic on paper 9x12" won!

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my friends over at autoblog

are giving away one of my paintings,

if you are from the States or Canada

pop over read the rules and leave a comment...

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Titled "A German affair at St. Petersburg",

the painting depicts this past year's Acura Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg

in which the Audi R10 #2 driven by Marco Werner and Lucas Luhr

bested the Porsche RS Spyder piloted by Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas.

Toyota GT1

467

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Just gorgeous,Toyota GT1

nearly did it at LeMans 1999

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from the country of Ronnie Peterson

F1Bloggen

has got some nice things to say

about car-a-day!

Porsche 936

466

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acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

the 936 has in my mind,

always been an underestimated Porsche.

even though it won Le Mans 3 times.

sitting between the 917 and 956

it had a lot to live up to...

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another little blurb about car-a-day

is over at F1 Fanatic

always my first read of the day

especially the comments are good fun!

i think the Bellof painting looks great

thanks Keith!

John Player Special

465

acrylic on paper 7x11" sold

Iconic image from the 70's,the black and gold JPS.

for a kid like me,

these cars looked like pure magic,

here is Emerson Fittipaldi,Lotus 72d at Zeltweg 1973

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don't think i mentioned this car-a-day article

from New Zealand classic car...

cheers mates!

Jacky Ickx

464

acrylic on paper 8x11"

Jacky Ickx,Ferrari 312b

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my friends over at Americanmuscle.com

are doing a crazy christmass give away

on their blog

check it out!

Careful!

463

oil on canvas 7x9"

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a good excuse to paint outside,a bit of snow and our car...

that is our blue scooby there

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if you speak italian,check out

virtualcar

they just featured this painting

actually you don't need to speak italian

to enjoy this excellent car blog.

Mark Donohue

462

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Mark Donohue / Penske Porsche 917/30 CanAm

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this painting is available as a print

just contact rijbema@hotmail.com for details

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Rick Ratcliff from the blog Porscheophile

was so kind to do an article about my work

i love the way he describes my paintings!

thanks Rick

Jaguar XJR-9LM

461

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

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the Jaguar XJR-9LM

on its way to a popular victory in the 1988 24 hours of Le Mans,

driven by Jan Lammers,Andy Wallace and Johnny Dumfries.

Sir Stirling Moss

460

acrylic on canvas 17x25" sold

Stirling Moss in his Rob Walker Lotus 18,

during his Ferrari beating drive at Monaco 1961

WM Peugeot

459

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

this is what 251 mph down the Mulsanne straight looks like...

the occasion is the 24 hours of Le Mans 1988

the car WM Peugeot

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it is trumpet time again!

the guys at autoblog

who obsessively cover the auto industry

did a wonderful piece about my car-a-day paintings

i feel so honored

autoblog is the blog for the auto industry!

Dyson Racing

458

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acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Butch Leitzinger,Dyson Racing,Porsche RS Spyder

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another publication.
this time on the exotic Spanish blog
autofacil
you can read the article here
autofacil will also publish a
three page article in their magazine
this january
i will keep you posted!

Gilles Villeneuve

457

acrylic on paper 8x11"sold

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the great Gilles Villeneuve,

winning his and Montreal's first Grand Prix...

30 years ago

are we going to loose the race too?

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must be one of those days
Hungary,autoskartya

has gone
car-a-day-crazy
too!

Hereford

456

acrylic on paper 5x7"

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Hereford at dusk

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455

acrylic on paper 8x8" sold

Driving home

454

acrylic on paper 5x8"

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that is the blue bonnet of our blue Subaru!

vroooooom

Penske Porsche

453

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

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Perfect Penske,

are there any cars better prepared than Penske cars?

i would like to know...

ALMS lmp2 champion,Porsche RS Spyder,

Andretti Green Racing

452

acrylic on paper 8x12"sold

For me the best looking cars these days are the ALMS and Le Mans cars.

wide,flat,colorful and very mean,

they provide some good racing too!

Here is the Acura of Andretti Green Racing.

Champion

451

acrylic on paper 8x11"

Lewis Hamilton

Audi R10 TDI

450

acrylic on paper 8x5"sold

the all conquering Audi R10 TDI

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blowing my trumpet,

over at the chicane blog

a nice little write up about my work,

check it out here!

Lewis Hamilton

449

acrylic on paper 8x11"

WOW!

Lewis Hamilton ,F1 Worldchampion 2008!

Carlos Reuteman

448

acrylic on paper 5x7"

Carlos Reutemann,1976

Brabham bt45 Alfa Romeo v12,

Juan Manuel Fangio

447

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Juan Manuel Fangio,Maserati 250F,Nurburgring 1957.

Lancia D-50

446

acrylic on paper 5x7" sold

Alberto Ascari,Lancia D-50,Monaco 1955

Peter Collins

445

acrylic on paper 8x11" sold

Peter Collins,Ferrari 801,Nurburgring 1957

China 08

444

acrylic on paper 8x11"

you've got to see this big,click on pick...

whether it's Mclaren or Ferrari i paint,i'm chappy that's happy...

Lewis and Mclaren were on it! not putting a wheel wrong in China.

Brazil is going to be a proper cracker...

Ronnie Peterson,F2

443

acrylic on paper 7x5"

Super Swede, Ronnie Peterson

winning his first F2 race.

March 712,Rouen 1971

Shadow DN-4

442

acrylic on paper 5x8"

Jackie Oliver,Shadow DN-4 CanAm 1974

Japanese Grand Prix 08

441

acrylic on paper 8x9"

The winner was unexpected,

Alonso and Renault did another great job

The FIA penalties were as bad as ever,

this time Massa got an extra point for crashing into Bourdais

and the best bit...wait for it...

Bridgestone is solving global warming by putting green stripes on their tyres...genius!

Alan Jones

440

acrylic on paper 6x9"

Another Williams streetfighter,Alan Jones,Long Beach 1978

Nico Rosberg

439

acrylic on paper 6x9"

The new Singapore track was very inspiring,so exciting to see the cars flashing by under the spot lights.

Here is Nico Rosberg,who was electric on his way to 2nd

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sometimes these pesky scans

don't do the paintings any justice...

still musn't grumble,it is great to share

Singapore Grand Prix

438

acrylic on paper 6x9"

what a track,
what an atmosphere,
what drama
and a great win by Alonso!

Sebastian Vettel

437

acrylic on paper 6x9" sold

Amazing!!
Sebastian Vettel and STR,
Monza and rain,
the drive of the season and everybody is happy!

Phil Hill

436
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acrylic on paper 5x5" sold

Master of understatement,Phil Hill 1927-2008

in my book a top bloke because he:

• was the 1961 F1 worldchampion
• won Le Mans and Sebring 3 times each
• drove the delightfull 156 Sharknose Ferrari !

SPA 08

435

acrylic on paper 5x8"

i thought i saw a race...a great race

i feel cheated and treated like an idiot

Europeean GP Valencia

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434

acrylic on paper 6x9" sold

Massa is hot at the moment!

he is driving like a champion...

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Toro Rosso

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433

acrylic on paper 5x8" sold

For me the winner of the Europeean Grand Prix was Valencia,what a beautiful job they did.

The race was dull,the pitstops exciting,And the big looser?

Yea the FIA!

Here is Sebastian Vettel pushing a few points home for Toro Rosso

Kovalainen 1st in Budapest

432

acrylic on paper 6x9"

A tense race for the championship,

• Heiki was due some good luck,
• Lewis had a roller coaster
• poor Massa
• where was Kimi?

Tour the France

431

for the next 3 weeks i will be concentrating on the tour the france
in my new painting le tour blog


if you don't know the Tour de France,it is a cycle race round the whole of France,
taking in the Alps and Pyrenees mountain ranges.
The whole course is lined with millions of enthusiastic spectators.
three weeks of nothing but pain and torture!

GP Silverstone '08

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a set of 4 little paintings showing the excellent start Lewis Hamilton made during yesterdays British Grand Prix

4x acrylic on paper 7x5"

GP Silverstone '08

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Starting fourth,first Lewis has a look at the left,trying to go through the middle of Webber in front of him and Kovalainen on pole,but he thought better of it...just as well because Raikonen to his left got boxed in behind the two front row starters...

moving to the right he squeezed between the pit wall and Webber ,easily outdraging him towards the first corner...only Kovalainen left...

Kovalainen and Hamilton are now going side by side through the first corner,banging wheels,Heikki has a big moment,it looks like Lewis is ahead but Heikki catches his slide and won't have any of it...

Lewis Hamilton has to be content sitting in the spray of Kovalainen...visibility zero...this is just the start...more excitement will follow...

4x acrylic on paper 5x7"

Mansell Mania

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1992 was the year Mansell and Williams totally dominated the championship,our Nige was the peoples favourite and after his win at Silvestone we saw the biggest and last track invasion of his barmy army,he got mobbed and it was a fantastic scene...

acrylic on paper 8x6"

DTM

427

acrylic on paper 6x8" sold

Jamie green won the DTM race at the Norisring,an odd little track,two straights,a couple of hairpins and a chicane,lots of history and atmosphere,the Monaco of Germany...