A Motor Minute Piece Today at the Historic Main Street Garden Grove Friday Night Car Show we catch up with resident Artist; Doug DoRr. He brought out his ’58 Pontiac to the event. And what a stunner. A 1958 Pontiac…
Doug DoRr’s ’58 Pontiac
Category: ArtMartyr
ArtMartyr is a gallery we opened up in a warehouse space in 2002 in Costa Mesa California. It has since become a part of the Blacktop Media Network and resides on Facebook and in posts here on Blacktop Magazine.
Two-Stroke Trouble
An ArtMartyr Short Story While most of Southern California was in a drunken, coke-infested nightclub haze in the 70’s and 80’s there was one family that escaped that scene and took off on the weekends to hit the sand at…
Raymond Loewy – Industrial Design Champion
A Brief History of Raymond Loewy Associates “Never Leave Well Enough Alone.” Raymond Loewy When I was studying design at Laguna College of Art & Design in the 1980’s my dad gave me a special edition magazine that featured American…
Le Mans 100 – A Blacktop Book Review
How do you push the limits? Is it that short blast of energy railing down the quarter-mile? Is it pulling some G’s around the corners at Laguna Seca? Or are you struggling to keep two wheels on the ground as…
Rich Taylor of Boneyard Artillery
An ArtMartyr – In Memorial repost of his article in Issue #26. When I first met Rich it was at BYOB Bring Your Own Boogie Van In and Show. He was displaying his t-shirts and artwork next to his ’64 Dodge…
Riding Shotgun with Rat Fink
Here’s something new. I call it Man on Main Street. Kinda like the old Man on the Street stuff from late night television, but it is me asking friends about a particular Blacktop Topic. This time it is all about…
A Decade of Dapper
10 Years Of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride A Blacktop Magazine Book Review. While I am reading this really nicely designed coffee-table book, the 12 annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is happening all around the world. Wait, all around the world? Yep!…
ArtMartyr Presents: ArtGirl
I have known Linda now for geez, it has to be 20 years or more. As a rep for a top printing company, I would rely on Linda for guidance and expertise through the printing process for many of my…
ArtMartyr: The Painted Pinups of Kirt Pettey
After being introduced to Photoshop by a friend who worked at Disney, Kirt Pettey created a card for Pinup Model; Briana Fraga and utilized a “painted” effect. The card gained a lot of attention, so Kirt seeked out Chad Scott…
HOT ROD Magazine: 75 Years
I can hear the muffled sounds of Mannix on the old boob tube downstairs in the den. Dad would occasionally yell up the stairs: “Be quiet up there and go to sleep!” My little brother and I have been “in…
Andy Warhol Cars at the Petersen
The Mercifuls So Cal Car Club took a field trip out to the Petersen Automotive Museum. In the Armand Hammer Foundation Gallery was an exhibit of Andy Warhol art and classic Mercedes Benz automobiles from 1886 through 1970. Below is…
Guy Salazar Art
An ArtMarty Feature So I am walking around the 2022 Mooneyes New Years Party Car Show and Drags. My eyeballs popped when I came across Guy Salazar’s booth. The vendor area is always cool with independent regional artists and makers…