Our erstwhile correspondent from Los Angeles, Wallace Wyss, who is an artist as well, will be hosting his own art tent at Concorso Italiano and invites readers of My Car Quest to drop by and say hello. He's also planning on entering four canvases … [Read more...]
Road Art: A “Primitif” Discovers a New Venue
August 30, 2022 By 1 Comment
by Wallace Wyss - When I heard there was going to be five collector car auctions in Monterey during Car Week I decided to call them up and see if they were interested in my automotive paintings. RM Sotheby's and Gooding were not offering … [Read more...]
An Artist Chronicles His Favorite Ferrari Race Cars
May 3, 2022 By Leave a Comment
by Wallace Wyss - I first became interested in Ferraris in the '60s when I moved to California from Michigan and was astonished to see Ferrari race cars like a 412P, a 250LM and a 250 GTO on the street. When I had a chance at various … [Read more...]
Car Fantasy Anthology
June 13, 2020 By Leave a Comment
Being Readied by My Car Quest Contributor, Wallace Wyss. by Mike Gulett - Wallace Wyss, a frequent My Car Quest contributor, reports he is editing his anthology of automotive fiction, which right now has 25 stories. "You can't put … [Read more...]
A “Primitif” Love For “Streamline Moderne”
February 17, 2020 By 2 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - I can’t say when it was when I fell in love with “streamline moderne.” Maybe it was when my parents bought an Electrolux vacuum cleaner in the early ‘50s and I enjoyed its streamline styling and polished metal trim. Maybe it was … [Read more...]
Homage To Hollywood’s Le Mans
October 10, 2019 By Leave a Comment
by Mike Gulett - “I don’t know what category to put them in,” says fine artist Wallace Wyss. "Nostalgia art? Film homage?" He's speaking of a new series of paintings he's making of historical settings of Le Mans but with modern day … [Read more...]
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