She is 86, has done 69 years of riding in the US and abroad. She doesn’t know the word trailer, still shovel the snow front of her New Jersey house in winter to be able to ride to Daytona Bike Week. She is our female hero, an inspiration for all bikers on and off her […]
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David Uhl’s Tribute To Gloria Tramontin Struck
Published by January 19th, 2012 in Editorial and Painters.Kenny Roberts. “So Woefully Underpaid” By Artist Tom Fritz
Published by December 4th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.Tom Fritz is pleased to announce the release of his recently completed artwork “So Woefully Underpaid”, featuring Kenny Roberts broad-sliding and tagging hay bales in the final turn of the 1975 Indy Mile. In a desperate attempt to find a faster dirt-track bike to run down the booming XR Harleys, Yamaha stuffed a TZ750 four-cylinder, […]
Recently, David Uhl recently completely a stunning painting of Chelsea Tyler, (daughter of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler) David says “She and her dad posed for me in early September in Boston. As soon as she climbed up on the bike, I was amazed at the resemblance to her dad. A lovely scene for a lovely young […]
Artist Conrad Leach Vintage Motorcycle Paintings
Published by November 8th, 2011 in Editorial and Painters.Renowned for his portraits of vintage racing subjects –motorcars and motorcycles– executed in unique, contemporary technique, Conrad Leach’s artworks grace the walls of private and public collections around the world. Three of his museum-quality giclée prints taken from London artist’s most popular motorcycle-centric paintings, signed and numbered by Leach, are for sale on a recently […]
On October 25th, I announced the annual Wheels Through Time Museum Raffle with the winner receiving this November 12 a gorgeous restored 1936 Harley-davidson EL 61 c.i. Knucklehead. It’s still time to buy tickets by jumping HERE. And the extra good news is that the winner will receive a print of his bike from this […]
All artist David Uhl’s pin-up paintings sell right away. When “Clothing Optional”, David’s last pin-up was released in January of this year, it also sold immediately. And today, he introduces “Catch of the Day” featured here. It is now available as a hand-signed, numbered canvas giclee print edition. Each print comes beautifully framed with a […]
Artist Scott Jacobs Tribute To Cris Sommer Simmons Beloved 1915 Harley-Davidson
Published by July 27th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial, Events and Painters.On September 10, 2010, Chris Sommer Simmons was one of the 65 bikers in Kitty Hawk, NC on the starting line of a 3325 miles grueling coast to coast vintage motorcycle ride ending 17 days later in Santa Monica. She was the only American lady to participate and to complete this cross country Cannonball Endurance […]
Official Harley-Davidson Sturgis Commemorative Painting Just Released
Published by July 19th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Painters.Artist David Uhl is in Los angeles at the International HD Dealer Meeting presenting his just finished 7th Sturgis commemorative painting. It represents a famous landmark, and a unique road that winds outside of town called Sly Hill Rd. As always some canvas giclees fwill be produced for all those that would like one for […]
1913 Excelsior-Henderson Gas Tank By Scott Jacobs
Published by July 6th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Painters.Very rare occurrence in the motorcycle industry. When in 1931 Excelsior-Henderson owner Ignaz Schwinn decided to stop production of all motorcycles, the company orders book was full. He was afraid that the great depression would last too many years and preferred to focus on his core business, bicycle manufacturing. A shame when you think that […]
How To Protect And Fix Matte Paint?
Published by June 28th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.I don’t have to tell you how popular matte paint has been during these last years. Harley-davidson proposes its own version, in Black, White and Crimson Red. Some are hesitant about ordering this type of paint job and others are concerned at the first scratch. Why? Because contrary to glossy paint that you can buff […]
Riding and customizing are not the only 2 ways to express your love affair with motorcycles. For example, you can express it through illustrations and paintings. And very few in the world do it with such artistic ability and sincerity than David Uhl. If at the age of 3 you stunned your family and friends with […]
Snake Oil. Carroll Shelby. Bob Bondurant. The Shelby Cobra.
Published by May 20th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Painters.David Uhl is pleased to announce the release of a piece he has worked on since December of last year. It was conceived in conjunction with the Shelby American Museum in Boulder, Colorado and has taken countless hours of historical photo referencing along with the obvious time spent at the easel. “Snake Oil” features legends […]
Something very different by artist David Uhl. Always looking at old photos to find inspiration for his new pieces of art, he found a couple of interest for a new work, but not enough to help him compose from them the scene he had in mind. Until he found the missing piece of the puzzle to complete the […]
A bad-ass blown 1933 Willys, a tilt front-end 1955 Chevy straight axle gasser, a bitchin’ Ol’ Skool chopper, an awesome P-38 Lightning WWII fighter plane mounted in front of a classic vintage Mobile gas station and of course a babe…”Lefty’s Lightning Fast Service” is the new painting from Hot Rod Painter Larry Grossman and you […]
Indianapolis 500. The Way It Was In The Beginning.
Published by April 12th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Painters.David Uhl’s image “Glorious Failure” graced the cover of the Indy 500 in 2008. And this year David has been selected again as Program Cover Artist again for this year’s 100th anniversary. The new piece featured here, titled “In the Beginning”, depicts the first running at Indy in 1911. David Uhl has devoted much of his career […]
2011 Daytona Bike Week. Ready To Rally?
Published by March 1st, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Painters.Same talent, just another year. Artist David Uhl just released its 7th Daytona commemorative piece called “Ready To rally”. For this 70th edition (March 4-13, 2011) David painted a beautiful lady biker front of Daytona Harley-Davidson on Beach Street, readying her machine for a next leg in and around the city. In David’s words. “This […]
Harley-Davidson New Core Series Paint Program
Published by January 5th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.Easy to understand that this paint program will also belong to the paint options you will be able to make when ordering your new model under the HD1 personalization program. The new Core Series paint program from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories offers Harley owners the opportunity to create their own paint using select designs, colors, and […]
Awesomeness In Matte Black. More Than A Fad. A Trend…
Published by December 30th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.Remember the matte black Ford Roadsters, Mercuries of the 50’s and 60’s? Hot Rodders on a tight budget didn’t have the money and or the time to do a full paint job. So, to avoid rust, they left their rides in black primer. Sine then, matte black “paint jobs” have always been a marginal trend […]
Unrest At Harley-Davidson
Published by December 23rd, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.Sex sells almost everything and paint jobs sell a lot of bikes. Through the Sheet Metal Exchange, Harley-Davidson is launching the Unrest Series Paint Set available now with a price from $2199.95 to $5,199.95. This theme paint job features Day of the Dead skull, tribal designs and helter-skelter Harley lettering over a matte black background […]
Never tired of looking at pin-ups… Paintings from David Uhl’s Vintage Pin-up Series are some of the most sought-after pieces of his extensive portfolio. With “Clothing Optional” you can add some glamor to your collection. On this new one, David decided to make a departure and go with a simpler, lighter background which was the popular […]
2010 Yokohama Show. Gas Tank Paint Job Contest.
Published by December 14th, 2010 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Painters.I let you find out which art is from a Japanese artist. Easy…(Photography by official Mooneyes photographer Shogo Nakao)
On Time For The Holidays. David Uhl Biker Apparel
Published by December 10th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial, Merchandise and Painters.When I published a preview of David Uhl Works new line of apparel, most of you were unable to order directly from the website because the first run of shirts was a limited quantity and demand was too high to fill up all orders. Starting today and just on time for the holidays, you can order all […]
Panheads, Knuckleheads, Ford Roadsters And Ford Coupes. By Tom Fritz.
Published by November 23rd, 2010 in Editorial and Painters.Authorized Harley-Davidson artist Tom Fritz is proud to announce the completion of his latest painting and official release of “Percussion Discussion”. A ’54 Panhead, 3- and 5-window Ford coupes, a ’32 Ford roadster, a ’40 Ford coupe. several Harley-Davidsons and Hot Rods. Striped club sweaters, white t-shirts, and cuffs. Self-appointed experts sharing answers without ridicule. […]
David Uhl Limited Edition Motorcycle Cannonball Paintings
Published by October 2nd, 2010 in Editorial, Events and Painters.You love so much the paintings that David Uhl did to reward the Cannonball Motorcycle Run participants that he decided to offer some limited edition of those shown here. He sent me the following words: “I am honored to say that I was part of the Motorcycle Cannonball Run being in Kittyhawk at the start and […]
Do-It Yourself Stripes Fo Your Harley-Davidson Street Glide
Published by September 14th, 2010 in Customs, Editorial and Painters.Many don’t want or can’t afford a full paint job on their motorcycles. What about some very simple graphics just to show it’s yours and recognize it in a sea of bikes on the parking lot. Hell’s Foundry® offers complete do-it-yourself striping packages for Road Glide® and now Street Glide® owners. The seven-piece kit (Saddlebags, […]
You already know that I am one of the many admirers of David Uhl’s work. With “Wild Mustangs” our “Norman Rockwell Of Motorcycles” demonstrates once again that nobody better than him can capture on canvas the true spirit and romance of motorcycling.
