Please allow me to introduce myself....

I'm an artist, designer and illustrator with a major interest (some might say obsession) with cars. I specialise in original and personalised artwork inspired by hot rods, custom cars, classics and anything else interesting on wheels.
The large portion of my artwork is produced in acrylic, watercolour and pastel on heavy duty art paper, but I also like to mix things up a bit and use other media from time to time. In addition to these I also do graphic design/ digital imagery for logos, t-shirts or any other project you may have.

So now you know what I do you may like to know what inspired me to start with. I first discovered hot rods as a child, reading magazines, visiting shows, and of course drawing my favourite cars. As I got more involved with the scene I learned more about the famous automotive artists such as Ed Roth, Dave Bell, Steve Stanford, Steve Kirk, along with refining my own artistic style. I also take inspiration from lots of non-automotive sources like Edward hopper, Gerald Scarfe, old b&w photographs, art-deco architecture and more. I suppose the biggest Inspiration though is the real rods, customs, classics etc without which my life may well have gone down a totally different path.
So, feel free to browse around my website and see what I do. The Commissions page shows some of the personalised paintings and graphic work I've made to order for customers, while the Gallery page contains a portfolio of original artwork which is all available to purchase. For those on a smaller budget I also have prints of some of my work to buy.

If you have any questions regarding commissioning some artwork or buying a piece from my portfolio, visit the FAQ page or e-mail me directly here. contact me.

Jez Ratchford.

 

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