The SHELBY AMERICAN
Fall 2016 12
“SEE YOU LATER, ABE !”
PEBBLE BEACH ART
Artist Jimmy Kaufman likes to be un-
predictable and this 49˝ x 69˝ acrylic
painting is every bit of that. The jux-
taposition of three of the Mount Rush-
more Presidents in a 427 Cobra does
make you stop and think, although
we’re guessing that Teddy Roosevelt
would not have much trouble handling
500 horses. Kaufman is also a movie
producer and director with over 300
films and television shows to his cred-
its. The silver Cobra in the painting is
his Superformance 427. His website is
very interesting and he posts pictures
from his many road trips in the car.
You may want to check it out:
www.jimmyfilm.net
An upper tier event like the Pebble Beach Concours typically attracts top level artists because, well... that’s where the
money is. If you’re offering a $5,000 sculpture or painting you won’t waste your time displaying it at the local flea mar-
ket. The Pebble Beach concours is a nice fit for artists like David Chapple of Marshall, Michigan [
left
] and Richard
Pietruska from Los Angeles [
right
]. They were both astute enough to have Ford GT-inspired sculptures among their
displays. Our photog Bill Fulk lingered long enough to grab a few shots but not long enough to get his wallet open.