Before There Was Artandcolour . . .

 . . . There Was Art With a Lot of Color

Two drawings I found today, almost 20 years old, done in 1991. These are fanciful renderings for my mythical car company, Delgiata. The GT/3 is at the top, and the Quattroporte is on the bottom. I wasn't trying to create anything "real" but rather cars that had a fun streak; sleek and colorful way beyond the futuristic silver and gray concept cars making the rounds of shows back then. Click on each image to see the pastels and colored pencil work in greater detail.

Future Cars of the Past

Drawing done in 1977—Delgiata GT/2, a stainless steel sportscar three years before the DeLorean was introduced. Delgiata is the name of the mythical auto company I came up with when I was around 10 years old. It's a total coincidence that both of these stainless steel sportscars start with D-E-L, but it's pretty cool, right? This sportscar was drawn during my sophomore year at Vassar. Click on each image to enlarge.

Drawing dated 1988 of a Packard-inspired Delgiata Caribbean in the pastel colors from the fifties—perfect for this fanciful luxury sport coupe. Using colored-pencils and markers I sketched this on a slow day while I was in my New York office overlooking the Forbes Building's roof. There was a reception on the roof that day with Liz Taylor in attendance. I picked up on her glam vibe for this Caribbean.

Drawing done in 1992 of a future BMW 2 series, the 235iX—a subcompact all-wheel drive Bimmer way before they were thinking of building one. Of course they have the 1 series now as well as the Mini brand.