Erik Buell Portrait Presented

 

I was recently commissioned to paint a retrospective portrait of Erik Buell, President of Buell Motorcycles, to present to him during his recent visit to Cycle Connections Harley Davidson and Buell in Joplin, Missouri. What a treat to have such an opportunity. I can remember watching Erik race at Daytona back in the day, and I've always admired his mechanical design contributions to the motorcycle industry. Buell corporate provided some images for reference, and the whole thing was done with Erik Unaware. I had a blast painting this portrait. None of the photos were quite what I had in mind, but provided a great amount of information to lean on in the composition.

 

Erik was thrilled to receive the surprise gift and he was an absolute treat to meet in person. I still have the painting in my possession for a few more weeks while it is photographed for my portfolio and a feature on portraitsforbikers.com. After that it will be shipped off to the legendary racer and bike builder.

 

If you are in the Joplin area and want to see the piece before it leaves my studio, send me an email and I'll make sure you get to see it.