Artists Archives • Simply Petrol

Jochen Paesen

March 22, 2018

Belgian born Jochen spent his youth in several countries. Having lived in Belgium, South Africa, France, England and The Netherlands, he currently resides in Germany. This constant change combined with his love for travel serves as continuous inspiration for his creativity.

Marc Carreras

February 16, 2018

Marc Carreras on his passion for cars, scale models, football, Barca, Porsche 993, working for BMW, and automotive design.

Ivan Borisov

December 29, 2017

How did you get into cars?

I’ve developed my passion for cars quite early. As a child, I was into arts and liked to draw. We had a friend of a family who was an artist he used to come to our house and sketch something for me. Just a quick pen doodles. Watching him draw was a mesmerizing experience. He would leave me with a picture of an old Cadillac with huge tail fins or a race car rushing through the track. It seemed effortless and was so cool that after a while all I wanted to do was drawing cars. Continue Reading

Alex Pieussergues

October 31, 2017

I’m Alex Pieussergues, French Graphic Designer, Illustrator and automotive artist, based near Paris, and as far as I can remember, I have always been interested in motorsports.

Karolis Mikolenas

September 15, 2017

I’m Karolis Mikolenas and I was born in 1992 in a small city of Lithuania, named Panevezys. My curiosity about cars started at a young age, so I started to draw them by hand. After that, I got interested by computer graphic and transferred my drawing skills to the virtual space. Now I’m living and working in Vilnius and at my free time I do what I want – I’m living in automotive culture. This is where I get the inspiration for my cars and art.

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Alexander Nikolov

May 26, 2017

The affinity in photography led Alexander to his Master degree in Photographic Arts. Born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria his main artistic interest is on contemporary art, especially minimalistic photography. His works were featured in numerous exhibitions and were selected for high-end contests. He relies both on analog and digital cameras for his shoots and sometimes Alexander even grabs his smartphone. Continue Reading

Evan DeCiren

April 19, 2017

Evan DeCiren was born and raised in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland in the humble family of a superbike mechanic. Naturally, he spent a lot of time in the camper of his father team Honda HRC during various competitions across Europe. Evan has developed a great affinity for comic art and since he was a kid, he wanted to be a designer. And succeeded in a spectacular manner. Continue Reading

Džiugas Valančauskas

March 23, 2017

It was 1996. She, a BMW e30 M3, stood provocatively in the street near my block of flats. My first love, she opened my eyes and ripped my heart apart. I could only stand and stare. Touching her was forbidden. My first time happened at school when with my bare hands I squeezed the wheel of a 325i. Why do we always want what’s out of reach? From that moment on, the BMW 3-series coupe became a hole in my heart which I knew I would have to fill one day. Continue Reading

Yasena Popova

March 23, 2017

Yasena Popova has two degrees one in Architecture and another in Art of Photography. She is among the promising young photographers in her country, Bulgaria. Her early works got recognition and gave her nomination for the Essl Art Award. A few years later, she won the Gaudenz B. Ruf Award for contemporary art and participated in International Gyeonggi Ansan Art Fair, South Korea. Continue Reading

W. Flemming

February 13, 2017

Flemming is a digital artist with a traditional painting background. Long time Formula One fan, she has always been passionate about automobiles. After finishing her degree in communicative arts, she worked in advertisement; where she developed a taste for digital automotive art and eventually turned to illustration. Continue Reading

Terry Smith

February 3, 2017

Born and raised in Detroit, Terry Smith has been a part of the Commercial Art Scene since 1953. Back then it was Automotive Illustration with art board, Windsor Newton Designers’ watercolors, paint brushes and airbrushes instead of Photography and Computer Graphics. Throughout the late sixties and early seventies, he was painting car illustrations for catalogs and national ads for the big three automotive companies. Continue Reading

Joel Clark

January 19, 2017

His love of Motorsport, and anything-on-wheels, stretches back to childhood and growing up near to Silverstone. Joel`s father would take him to vintage race meets throughout the 80’s, resulting in his obsession with cars and bikes.

Upon leaving school, Joel took a job designing and making vinyl stickers for race teams, with a Sign maker based at the circuit. This is where he learnt the skill of ‘hand-cutting’ vinyl. However Joel soon decided to go to Art College and 6 years later, left to pursue a career as a Creative in Advertising – working in some of the world’s biggest agencies. Continue Reading

Ankur Singh

December 7, 2016

Ankur Singh is a full-time transportation designer at Design Storz, Austria.

His passion for art began at a tender age when he began experimenting with different forms of art. He soon developed an innate love for cars and motorbikes. This passion drove him towards concept art and finally towards the design industry. He now holds a double masters degree in Industrial and Transportation Design from Scuola Politecnica di Design, Milano. Continue Reading

Pete Dials

November 17, 2016

Peter Dials is a full-time Graphic Designer and part-time artist with degrees in Fine Art and Graphic Design. Peter’s passion for the automobile stretches back to his childhood, with his first word being “car.” As a child, he was always drawing cars but as he got older his art interests entered the fine arts and abstract painting. However, his passion for automobiles and racing never left. He was fortunate enough to grow up near the iconic Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course where he was able to get up-close and personal with race cars that fueled his passion. He now spends his time at Mid-Ohio tracking his own car when the opportunity arises. Continue Reading

Vilner Studio

November 1, 2016

Vilner is automotive design studio dedicated to automotive makeovers both inside and out. It got international attention with few bold projects presenting how an ordinary vehicle can stand out in style. Their unique style and excellent production quality are widely renowned, as noted by many international automotive related media, including Top Gear, Auto Bild, and Jalopnik. Continue Reading

Ilya Avakov

October 16, 2016

Ilya Avakov is a gifted artist with a degree in Industrial Design from the Art Academy in the picturesque St. Petersburg. While working as an industrial designer, Ilya became a craving for drawing and illustrations. He started creating his own digital illustrations, then left the computer for genuine painting with acrylic. Continue Reading

Paolo Villarubia

September 10, 2016

Paolo Villarubia is a young and promising industrial design student from the Art Institute of Orange County, California. He is following his passion and aiming towards a Transportation Design career. He has a deep passion for drawing cars ever since he first held a pencil. Continue Reading

Adam Ambro

September 8, 2016

Inspired by the urban landscape, Adam Ambro’s work looks to find beauty in less than obvious places. Beginning with a recycled canvas of newpaper, layers of pen, marker and whatever else happens to be within arm’s reach are added. The end result is a highly textured interpretation of some of the world’s most iconic adventuremobiles.

LAT Photography

August 26, 2016

The LAT archive is one of the largest motoring and motor sport picture collections in the world with over 12 million colour images and black and white negatives dating back to 1895.

David Marchal

August 2, 2016

David is born and raised in Belgium where he got his degree in Interior Architecture. He is an experienced 3D artist with a unique approach in terms of photorealism, composition, colors and light. He is playful with existing shapes in order to create new ones presented in entirely different context.

David Pisani

June 14, 2016

David Pisani is a professional photographer specialized in architecture and urban reportage. He is mostly known for his passion for Black and White photography and is an avid darkroom printer. Continue Reading