RECENT EVENT ART

2020

"Canadian International AutoShow - The Disruptors 2020"
Title: "Canadian International AutoShow - The Disruptors 2020"
by Jay Koka, © 2019
34”w x 44”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

The Canadian International AutoShow with the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance has launched a feature of the 2020 AutoShow called "The Disruptors 2020" in which unique vehicles that have impacted the development of the automobile are presented.

The 2020 event art features the 1934 Bugatti Type 57 Atalante from the Stahls Automotive Foundation and the Bugatti "La Voiture Noir". The background is the iconic Massey Hall in downtown Toronto.

The art has been published as a fine quality poster available from the AutoShow at the event February 14 thru 23rd, 2020 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre www.autoshow.ca contact the show for further information. The poster is not available from the Studio.

2019

"F333SP at Daytona 1998"
Ferrari Club of America 2019
Title: "F333SP at Daytona 1998"
by Jay Koka, © 2019
48”w x 30”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

The F333 SP of Momo Doran Racing won the 24 Hours of Daytona driven by Mauro Baldi, Arie Luyendyk, Didier Theys, and Giampiero Moretti. They qualified second and went one better in the race after sneaking by another F333 SP of Scandia Motorsports to secure the win. It was the first time Ferrari had claimed a win in the 24 Hours of Daytona since their famous one/two/three finish in 1967. Six weeks after Daytona the same Momo Doran Racing F333 SP went on to win the 12 Hours of Sebring.

Although the car is accurately rendered, there have been a number of artistic liberties taken with the rest of the image just to make it all work together. It does however capture the spirit of that winning moment on the podium. Thanks to photographer John Brooks for reference material.

Ferrari Club of America’s 2019 Annual Experience in Scottsdale AZ event artwork. The art has been published as a fine quality numbered and signed print on paper available only through the Ferrari Club of America. Shown above, this version is not available from the Studio.

The art has been released as a full size canvas print in an edition of 10 signed and numbered...

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2019

"Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2019"
Title: "Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2019"
by Jay Koka, © 2019
34”w x 44”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

Classic Porsche 356 on its way to "load-in" on concours morning. Approaching the Cobble Beach lighthouse. This is Jay Koka's seventh original work presented as the poster art for this event.

The art has been published as a fine quality poster available from the show office www.cobblebeachconcours.com Contact the show for further information. The poster is not available from the Studio.

2019

"Concours d'Elegance of America at St Johns 2019"
Title: "Concours d'Elegance of America at St Johns 2019"
by Jay Koka, © 2019
44”w x 34”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

John D Groendyke was named the 2019 Collector of the Year for the Concours d'Elegance of America at St Johns and his 1936 Cadillac V16 Convertible was selected as the poster car. The car is presented in front of the main concours building entrance. This is Jay Koka's fourth original work presented as the poster art for this event.

The art has been published as a fine quality poster available from the show office www.concoursusa.org Contact the show for further information. The poster is not available from the Studio.

2019

"Canadian International AutoShow ICONS - Art and the Automobile 2019"
Title: "CIAS Icons 2019"
by Jay Koka, © 2018
34”w x 44”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

The Canadian International AutoShow with the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance has launched a feature of the 2019 AutoShow called "ICONS - Art and the Automobile" in which unique vehicles are presented as works of art.

The 2019 inaugural event art features the 1937 Cadillac Series 90 Hartmann Cabriolet from the Patterson Collection. The background is the iconic Royal Alexandra Theatre in downtown Toronto.

The art has been published as a fine quality poster available from the AutoShow at the event February 15 thru 24th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre www.autoshow.ca contact the show for further information.

The poster is not available from the Studio.

2018

"Hawkes Crystal Glass" FCA 2018, Corning (click to enlarge)

"Hawkes Crystal Glass"
Ferrari Club of America 2018, Corning
Title: "Hawkes Crystal Glass"
by Jay Koka, © 2018
44”w x 30”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

The 2018 Annual Meet of the Ferrari Club of America at Corning New York (and Watkins Glen) celebrates the Daytona. First introduced to the public at the 1968 Paris Salon del’Automobile, the 365 GTB/4 Daytona remains an iconic Ferrari. Many mark it as the end of the Enzo era and the last of the classic front-engine GT Ferraris. The Hawkes Glass Building was home to T.G. Hawkes & Co.’s eighty-two years in the cut glass business. This is the original event art that has been published in an exclusive FCA edition of 600 signed/numbered/embossed prints on paper, approx 10 x 14.5 inches for distribution at the event. Also released in a full size canvas edition of 10 signed/numbered prints at 44x30".

"Hawkes Crystal Glass" (click to enlarge)
An edition of 600 signed/numbered prints on paper created exclusively for the FCA Daytona event. Please note the PAPER print is not available from the studio, please contact the Ferrari Club of America.

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2018

"The Drift No4"
Title: "The Drift No4"
by Jay Koka, © 2018
34”w x 44”, acrylic on canvas, private collection

The Drift No 4 continues a series of paintings started in 2000. Its predecessors have featured a Jaguar XKD, a Porsche Carrera GT (2008) and a Porsche 918 (2016) each as different in style and execution as the one before.

Being young and inexperienced at the time, the Miura was pretty much the first "supercar" I became aware of at its debut. I recall thinking that it was the most beautiful car I had ever seen. I didn't think I had much of a chance at owning one as I drove my Austin-Healy 3000 Mk III which kept me in the poor-house trying to keep it running (...but the girls liked it). So it's somewhat surprising that it took me some 25 years to get around to doing a painting of the car that I still consider one of the most beautiful around. It has stood the test of time well and is a testament to the Bertone and Lamborghini folks that were responsible for its creation. This is the poster/event art for the 2018 Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance (September 2018, Ontario, Canada).

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The art has been published as a fine quality poster available from the show office www.cobblebeachconcours.com Contact the show for further information. The poster is not available from the Studio.

2017

2016

Eyes On Design 2016
Title: "Eyes On Design 2016"
by Jay Koka, © 2015
34”w x 44”, acrylic on canvas, Stahl Museum Collection

Eleven years later, Jay Koka returns to create the 2016 Eyes On Design poster/event art, his second for the well-known, long-running concours event.

Sharp eyed viewers will recognize the car... the magnificent 1931 Cord L-29 LaGrande Speedster which was presented in Jay Koka's 2012 Peter Helck Award winning "Savannah No5" set in one of Savannah’s historic squares.

This time, the car is presented at the front door of the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores near Detroit. The art is featured in the event poster as well as other items related to the event.

The original painting for the 2004 Eyes on Design Automotive Design Exhibition, located at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House in Grosse Pointe Shores, near Detroit featured the LeMans race-winning Gulf GT40's. The painting depicts the car which won Lemans twice, once as #6 and later as #9. The artist's working title of this painting is "Race Study 3" later renamed by the organizers as "An American Moment at LeMans".

2016

2016

2015

Concours at St John's 2015
Title: "Concours at St John's 2015"
by Jay Koka, © 2015
42”w x 50”, acrylic on canvas, Patterson Collection

Koka returns as featured and poster artist for the Concours at St John's. Koka created the poster painting for the St John's innaugural event in 2011 when it replaced the long-running conours at Meadow Brook Hall (where he was also featured artist in 1992). This time featuring the winners of the 2014 event... Best of Show European is the incomparable 1939 Bugatti T57C Cabriolette by Vole&Rutherbeck (Patterson Collection). In the background, Best of Show American, 1932 Duesenberg J Convertible Victoria by Murphy (Parfet).

2015

Cobble Beach Concours 2015
Title: "Cobble Beach E-Type"
34x44", acrylic on canvas © Jay Koka, 2015

Two versions of the 2015 Cobble Beach Concours poster were designed (see below) The first incorporating this new 34x44" acylic on canvas original featuring a Series One Jaguar E-type in front of the Cobble Beach Club House. Last minute participation by Cadillac as presenting sponsor saw the poster redesigned to incorporate an very early... 1988... original gouache on board painting by Jay Koka titled "Cadillac".