Cars and people in the paintings of Alan Fearnley

The paintings of the British artist Alan Fearnley (Alan Fearnley) is not just masterfully depicted cars of bygone eras. His work is like a real window into the past, where people, cars, architecture literally come to life before our eyes. It seems that if the wind blows, we can easily smell the gasoline, the moist fog on our faces and hear the echoes of music from the open doors of the house opposite.

Alan Fearnley was born in Yorkshire in 1942 and studied at Batley College of Art. After college, he worked for several years as an illustrator at a commercial studio, after which he went on an independent voyage. In 1974, Fearnley became a member of the Aviation Artists Guild, and was awarded the BAC Trophy and Quantas Trophy for his work on aviation. A little later, Fearnley accepted into the guild of railway artists and the Royal Society of Marinists.

But over the past twenty years, classic and racing cars have become the main source of inspiration for Alan Fearnley. He has created more than a hundred paintings on this subject, more than 70,000 copies of his works have been sold worldwide, three books have been published on the work of Fearnley. The artist writes the bulk of his paintings in the style of impressionism, using oil and acrylic paints. Subsequently, his most popular paintings became the basis for prints, posters, albums, calendars, etc.

Today, Alan Fearnley is one of the leading automotive artists. His paintings are in the best private collections, and a personal exhibition must open in Monaco, during the days of the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Souvenirs made based on paintings by Alan Fearnley, autographed by racers and team managers, are a welcome prey for motorsport fans. A few years ago, Mercedes-Benz executives were so fascinated by Fearnley’s drawings that they presented a specially published album of his works to their most important customers. At different times, a series of works by the artist dedicated to Scuderia Ferrari cars, including a portrait of Enzo Ferrari, and races in Le Mann were released. Fearnley’s landscapes are probably the only ones in this genre, where in the center of the picture is not only the soft beauty of nature, but also the perfect beauty of technology.

From Fearnly’s paintings, you can study the history of automotive industry and motorsport, our history, his work is so realistic and emotional. Luxury cars of the past, many of which can hardly be found even on amegacar.ru , continue to live on Fearnley’s drawings, causing a storm of emotions even among those who are far from motorsport. The artist paints cars the way we did not find them because of age, but looking at his work, we can not only see the external features of a particular car, but also feel its character, imagine it in motion, in all its beauty and strength. Before our imagination appears not only cars, but also people associated with them - elegant car owners and fearless racers, auto mechanics and collectors.

One of Fearnley’s paintings became particularly popular, becoming the cover for Chris Rea’s eleventh studio album, Auberge. The painting depicts the legendary Caterham Super Seven, "Blue Seven", owned by a pop musician himself and which can be seen in the video of the same name.

Paintings and reproductions of Alan Fearnley’s works can be quite easily purchased online, on the artist’s official website or through numerous online galleries. Copies of the best works cost about 100-150 euros, original paintings - about 15-20 thousand euros.