This digital painting was created live at the Hope Classic Rally, an annual fundraiser for the WeSeeHope charity, that took place at Wotton House in Dorking, Surrey, UK. I used an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. As I painted the artwork, based on direct observation, the guests were able to watch me paint and ask questions, and follow the progress on screens set up both at Wotton House where the rally started and at the lunch Pit Stop, the Ledmore race track. A unique large one-of-a-kind fine art framed canvas print of the final artwork, accompanied by an artist signed certificate of authenticity, was sold in the Live Auction to raise money for the charity.
Here are some photos from the event:
The scene as the cars were set up in the morning.
Many thanks to sponsor addmustard and the Hope Classic Rally and WeSeeHope teams.
Click on the icons above, or on this link, to be taken to the Apple App Store (iOS) to download the free AR app HidNFlix on your iPhone or iPad. Use this link to find HidNFlix in the Google Play Store for installation on Android devices. By pointing your smartphone at any print (or display) of the artwork using the scan mode of the HidNFlix AR app, you will be able to view (and hear) the video story of this art visually “embedded” in the image. The image acts as a visual QR code and the HidNFlix app brings the art image to life! Currently HidNFlix works only on the iOS platform (iPhone, iPad, etc).