Beautiful Las Vegas pin-up model Amanda K. Brennan with artist A.D. Cook.

What do you think guys… would she make a great model for art or what?

Track back to our Fun on Race Day post for more great pix of Amanda and other pin-up models.

Just a reminder to those of you who want to become airbrush masters. If you haven’t already signed up for the Air Affair East in Williamsport, PA, you’ll want to get right on that - it’s fast approaching. Here are the details.

Air Affair East:
May 30-31, 2008
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Williamsport, PA
8 artists will be teaching: OG Abel, Paul Quinn, Pamela Shanteau, Bob Soroka, Jason Doll, Deborah Mahan, Gerald Mendez, Ron Gibbs

2 day, hands-on workshop
$325.00
Lunch provided
All materials provided

Sign up by calling ASET Toll Free: 1-800-628-5449 (USA Only).

If you can’t make the Air Affair East, there are other Air Affair events to get involved with this year too…

Air Canada
June 26th-27th, 2008
Dupont Training Center
Point Claire QC
4 artists will be teaching: Fonzy, Ron Gibbs, Steve Vandemon, Deborah Mahan
2 day hands-on workshop
$250.00
lunch provided
all materials provided

Great Lakes Air Raid
July 11th-12th, 2008
Mid Michigan Community College
Mount Pleasant, MI
4 artists will be teaching: Craig Fraser, Steve Driscoll, Jason Doll and Bob Soroka
2 day, hands-on workshop
$275.00
Lunch and all materials provided

Killer Affair
July 19th and 20th, 2008
Killer Paint - Mike Lavallee’s studio
Snohomish, Washington
4 artists will be teaching: Steve Vandemon, Mike Lavallee, Deborah Mahan, Bob Soroka
2 day hands-on workshop
$275.00
Lunch and all materials provided

And last, but not least, is the Ultimate Air Affair and Car show. Here’s a pic from last year’s event.

2008 Ultimate Air Affair and Car Show
ASET training facility
Salt Lake City, Utah
August 29-September 1, 2008
3 days 16 artists: Craig Fraser, Mike Lavallee, Fonzy, Gerald Mendez, Dean Loucks, Steve Driscoll, Ron Gibbs, Paul Quinn,Deborah Mahan, Pamela Shanteau, Bob Soroka, Bones, Brian Papa, Steve Vandemon, Jason Doll,
$535.00
Lunch and all materials provided

Sign up by calling ASET Toll Free: 1-800-628-5449 (USA Only).

Trackback to previous ASET Air Affair events. Visit the Ultimate Air Affair MySpace page.

Lots of cool rides made their appearances at the 2008 Laughlin River Run this past April, but a couple really stood out from the display of many. We found these two beauties at the custom bike show at the Colorado Belle in Laughlin, NV.

This blue masterpiece was covered in underwater scenes - apparently, it’s true that the sea never gives up her dead. The paint talent was Dan Langston from Utah. Check it out…

Nice work - imaginative and beautifully executed.

And this “Piracy” bike, a 2006 Arlen Ness Lowliner, airbrushed by none other than the prolific Craig Fraser know best as Air Syndicate out of Bakersfield, California.

Nice lid mate.

Well done Craig.

Stay tuned to AirbrushTour for more great forthcoming pix and posts from the Laughlin River Run.

Track back to previous posts on the Laughlin River Run.

The 11th Annual ArtFest of Henderson took place this Mother’s Day Weekend - May 10 and 11th - in historic downtown Henderson, NV, just outside of fabulous Las Vegas. We love art - all kinds of art - so with the invitation of our local airbrush artist friend Justin Lilly, we couldn’t resist stopping by to check it out.

Southwest sculptor and Architect Roberto Gutierrez - RobertoGutierrez.com brought his beautifully expressive figurative sculptural works from his studio in Glendale, AZ.

It was 91 degrees outside, but that didn’t stop the crowds.

If pigs could fly… SugarPost from Salt Lake City displayed their amusing metal art pieces. If you have a gnome infestation in your yard, you’ll want to check out their website for an entertaining solution.

More artists and their works were found in the Henderson Convention Center and Visitors Bureau where you could get some relief from the heat and take in more 2d and 3d art.

These enchanting abstracts are by Deborah Valiquet-Myers.

Lots of beautiful music scattered throughout the event. American Indian, Brazilian, Steel Drums, Jazz - it was all there.

Check out the ArtFest of Henderson website at: http://www.888artfest.com/index.html

Just minutes from the glitter of the Las Vegas Strip, Henderson, Nevada offers the ultimate in resort destinations for both business and pleasure. Nestled among three of the most renowned man-made attractions in the world, Henderson is ideally situated amid the glamorous Las Vegas Strip, the engineering marvel of the Hoover Dam, and the tranquil beauty of Lake Mead. Click here to learn more about Henderson, NV.

You’ll find Curt Blanton of Jocur Grafix (pronounced “Joker”) in a place called Middletown, Ohio or (affectionately referred to by locals as “Middletucky”). Check out his work…

If you have a truck that is worthy of a sweet treatment and you are in the Cincinnati area give Curtis Blanton at Jocur Grafix a call - 513-422-4400. And learn more about Curt on his MySpace page.

All images in this post were provided by Curtis Blanton at Jocur Grafix and are © copyright Curtis Blanton. Used by permission.

We did a photo-shoot this week and the lovely Timea was one of our special models. Regular visitors of AirbrushTour.com will remember that Timea was one of our airbrushed girls gone wild for last year’s Airbrush Confidential Party here in Vegas during SEMA.

Visit Timea’s MySpace page.

We thought we’d share with you a selection of the some of the best paint jobs we found on scoots in Laughlin. Enjoy…

While this isn’t a paint job, per se, it’s very cool.

Hope you like them as much as we did. We’ll bring you more soon. Cheers.

Kudos to the Shanteaus — The Dragon Stomper, owned and ridden by Donn, and painted by airbrush master Pamela Shanteau won 1st place at the inaugural Toledo Hot Rod Show.

Check out this fiery creation:

Catch Pamela at The ASET Air Affair East this month where she will be teaching.

The Dragon Stomper will be at the Air Affair East and the Ultimate Air Affair as well as The 2008 SEMA Show this November.

May 3rd, 2008 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV, was the place to be if you’re a fan of hots rods, drag races, sports cars and pretty ladies… and who’s not? After all, you’re here, so we know what you like. We like it too. So, having said that, we were there and took tons of pics - great shots of all the above - and we’re sharing with you. This weekend’s Las Vegas Speed Spectacular at The Strip featured nostalgia drag racing, car show, bands, DJ, and a pin-up girl contest

The Inaugural Las Vegas Speed Spectacular included nostalgia drag racing featuring the NHRA’s Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series. The traveling NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series was created to preserve the rich history and tradition of drag racing and will contest nostalgia drag racing classes, including: nostalgia nitro-burning Funny Cars, A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas, Hot Rod and three Nostalgia Eliminator classes. A pair of Fuel Altereds also battled in heads-up, first-man-to-the-finish-line-wins match racing.

Need to get someplace fast. Nurse Ratchet will get you there in a hurry.

Many cars came ready to run.

A car show, hosted by the Las Vegas Cruisin’ Association, exhibited nostalgia machines: hot rods, street rods, custom cars, competition cars and classics.

Above: weighin’ in small but playing big, Duke from Mad Max & The Wild Ones, hammerin’ it out.

Live music included Danny Dean & The Homewreckers and Mad Max & The Wild Ones (billed as “Greatest Band in the World! (under 400lbs). DJ “Flattop Tom” Jacob (of Rockabilly Rod Reunion fame) spun classic rock ‘n’ roll and rockabilly tunes while Master of Ceremonies Nathan Hirschi handled the announcing chores on the main stage.

More than 200 Quarter Midgets were in competition as the Las Vegas Quarter Midget Association presented races on the midway.

Like a blast from the past… a bevy of beauties were there for the pin-up contest…

…including this beautiful Las Vegas model Amanda K. Brennan posing for pix and on-hand for the annual $500-to-win pin-up girl contest. Needless to say, these ladies turned more than a few heads.

Zorak the pinstriper was keeping busy adding some lines to a couple rods - all old flavor with a new touch - including a few lines under the hood.

Check out this radical bike Zorak painted.

Zorak and A.D. take pause for a quick pic.

Stay tuned to AirbrushTour.com - We took tons of great shots and will be bringing you more great posts from this event soon.

Bob Spina aka “Vegas” is a long-time favorite featured artist on AirbrushTour.com. As it should be - he’s been painting to the max since 1956. That’s why we’re proud to offer his shirts here exclusively in black or white - sleeved and sleeveless versions. This is an AirbrushTour.com exclusive.

Order yours here and adorn yourself in style.

This week’s pic of the week is actually from Laughlin River Run 2007 - The Bacardi Girls with A.D. Cook. Hey girls where were you this year?

Our buddy Aaron shares with us (remember the beautiful Miss USA ladies at the “Fashion Rocks the Universe” a few posts back?), so we thought it only fair to share with you.

Syrup Swimwear hosts Good Fridays at Tao Beach at The Venetian in Las Vegas. He promises lots of beautiful ladies and a great time - and he should know - Aaron is the go-to guy for swimwear, creating the official bikinis for the Miss USA pageant. Anyway, we digress - but isn’t that Vegas is all about? Don’t take our word for it - stop in on Friday and judge for yourself.

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April 24, 25, 26 — Laughlin, NV. While thunderous motorcycles roar outside, the buzz of ink is in the air at the 2008 Laughlin Tattoo Convention on the second floor of the Aquarius Casino Resort (formerly the Flamingo). This event, presented by tattoo legends Larry Topping and Catfish Carl along with Dave Miller (Dave’s Body Jewelry) boasted 100+ artists with portfolios on display and tools in hand to create more beautiful ink on skin. We stopped in to check it out, and it was everything we hoped for; live music, entertainment, tattoo contests, vendors, seminars, friendly and colorful people, and a full bar.

We caught up with our buddy Clark North from Las Vegas as he was applying his handiwork.

above: Clark North and A.D. Cook

John Millhouse was showing his amazing work.

Completed 06/06/06, John has invested 5-1/2 years (413 hours) into becoming the walking art statement you see here - one of the most awesome demonstrations of picture perfect symmetrical art anywhere. At last count, he numbered 276 skulls and a plethora of other imagery adorning his heavily tattooed body.

Visit DermalKnowledgeProductions.net or their MySpace page for more information. See you there next year.

Dennis Mathewson is headed for Europe to teach his legendary airbrush workshops. These events are sponsored by Iwata and Alsa so you know they’ll be great. Contact Alberto Ferrero, Airbrush Marketing Manager, Anest Iwata Europe at a.ferrero@anest-iwataeu.com or go to Airbrush-Iwata.com for more information and sign up for Paris and Barcelona workshops - but hurry… limited seating is available.

Learn to paint from Dennis…

The airbrush premier Tiki Master.

Dennis will be in the U.K. and other cities later this summer and early fall. We’ll bring you more on that as it happens.