Short Track Racing Painting
I finally had a few hours to paint this summer. I’ve been enjoying some flat track racing and was inspired by not only the action, but the events and people that surround the event. Local short track racing has many low budget weekend racers who spend their weeks working on cars and drive to the track towing their race cars, tools, and spares. The Auto City Speedway is a D shaped 1/4 mile and 1/2 mile track paved in 1986 (it used to be dirt). The cars depicted are from the pure stock class. Generally Chevrolet Caprices or similar cars brought back to life for a few more laps.
There are many different perspectives to take on short track racing. This perspective tried to capture the motion through the curve as they drift toward the wall and try to gain an advantage on the car ahead.
Car96 - Brian Kelly, 2009 acrylic on canvas board, 9″ x 12″
- the Muse