by Wallace Wyss - I didn't become an artist until 2009, but even decades earlier had artistic favorites, among them the British born artist Ken Dallison. I first ran across him in magazines like Car & Driver and admired his skill with the … [Read more...]
Party Hardy…In San Marino
August 31, 2024 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - The Dinner I just went to the San Marino Motor Classic, which is not in San Marino Italy, but in the enclave of San Marino, California nearby (or maybe surrounded by) Pasadena. I think it was a good thing. Not only did … [Read more...]
The “Accidental Artist” to Show at Concorso Ferrari
April 22, 2024 By Leave a Comment
by Lita Makati - Wallace Wyss, erstwhile artist for My Car Quest, says he'll be showing art at a Ferrari event scheduled for May 5, in Pasadena, CA, which takes over two blocks of historic Colorado Boulevard, along the legendary Route 66. The … [Read more...]
The Story of a Painting: Gulf Ford GT40
January 29, 2024 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I wrote a couple of books on the original Ford GT40s of the Sixties. So it's a car I've been in love with for a long time. I had a chance to shoot one of the real ones at Laguna Seca during a vintage race. This car is … [Read more...]
The Story of a Painting: Porsche 550 Spyder
January 4, 2024 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - In SoCal, blessed by good weather, there are dozens of car events each weekend. As a chronicler of cars of the past, I like to pick one event to go to. Sometimes it is the cars that draw me. Other times it's the setting and … [Read more...]
This Artist Loves Ferrari’s Windshieldless SP2
December 15, 2022 By 2 Comments
by David Lawrence - California fine artist Wallace Wyss (name rhymes with "reese") is a Ferrari aficionado pedal-to-the-middle (has owned two). In choosing which ones to depict in his paintings, he is drawn most to the '50s and '60s … [Read more...]
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