With just the hint of a town or a factory, or maybe the actual plant where the cars were assembled, or a scene capturing the traveling autoshow where you could order your ultimate ride—in each of the paintings in this series, Michael transports us to where these powerful muscle cars were dreamed up, designed and built.
Building Horsepower There are 4 items.
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$160.00 Available"Any Color So Long As It's Black" "Any Color So Long As It's Black"
“When creating a painting and deciding on the subject matter, I try to make a connection between the three main elements — the cars, the setting and the title. I have successfully completed a piece when all three work together. In this painting I chose big block Fords as the subject with a few specifics thrown in just for fun."- MICHAEL IRVINE “When creating a painting and...
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$160.00 Available"Boss Building" "Boss Building"
"As an artist, you don't know what will inspire you or when. I'd been thinking about a Boss painting for a while. Then one day I'm flipping through a copy of "Mustang Magazine" and there's a double page spread aerial photo of Kar Kraft's Brighton Michigan Plant in 1969. That did it! The article compelled me to contact the owner of the photo, Randy... "As an artist, you don't know what...
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$160.00 Available"Pride of Kenosha" "Pride of Kenosha"
"It's one of those paintings I've thought about doing for while. I wanted to give a nod to the AMX's home, without showing the actual factory. I chose to set the cars at a service station on a quiet country road outside Kenosha. I also wanted to capture the intense light and long shadows created by the setting sun, giving the scene a really warm, "down... "It's one of those paintings I've...
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$170.00 Available"The Caravan of Speed" "The Caravan of Speed"
“In 2018, while exhibiting my work at MCACN, a unique display caught my attention. It consisted of a Duster and 2 Road Runners—their bright paint and heavy body modifications made me think of the 'World of Wheels' style shows of the 70s and 80s, where cars like these would be on turntables. The idea for a painting began to develop, but it wasn't coming... “In 2018, while exhibiting my work at...