Motoring art displays

LEFT AND ABOVE City Lions scheme puts youngsters in touch with the creative industries. The Concours will allow them to get up close to classic cars as well as to meet Savile Row tailors. No car show is complete without great motoring art, and for the Concours on Savile Row we have plenty for you to see, with two artists working live plus a special display at The Service café at 32 Savile Row.

The motoring art is courtesy of Historic Car Art. The company trades in renowned automotive art of all ages, including vintage posters, and represents around 70 artists.

Many contemporary motoring artists work with Historic Motoring Art, including the two chosen Artists in Residence at the Concours on Savile Row: The Reverend Adam Gompertz and Simon Britnell.

Former car designer turned Church of England pioneer minister Adam Gompertz will be live-sketching around the Concours on both days, and is always happy to chat about his art. Over a career of ten years he worked as a designer for MG Rover, Dubois Yachts, Design Storz and the Bespoke division of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – but in 2011 he stopped it all to train to be a Church of England minister.

These days Adam combines his church work with REVS Art and his online car community REVS Limiter, which now has more than 7000 members. Look out for him at the Concours, where he’ll be creating artworks of the many cars on display.

Simon Britnell, who will also be live-painting within The Service café, has a similarly varied background, having

started out as a freelance artist in the 1980s painting mainly landscapes, illustrations for publishing and pet-portrait commissions.

He became a computer games artist in 1993, and in 2008 moved into 3D modelling and texture creation for film visual effects, gaining credits on many blockbuster and Oscar-winning films. Now he indulges his love of cars – as you’ll see while he’s at work in The Service.

Other art will be displayed, including works from the world-renowned John Ketchell and the innovative Kate Alger. Please do visit The Service and admire the work, which will be for sale.