Car artist Darrell Mayabb has teamed up with
PPG
to create one-of-a-kind pieces for PPG Automotive
Refinish. Mayabb has been designing and
illustrating the PPG car posters for years.
Since 2007, he also has been creating the annual
PPG calendars. The pieces are sought out by auto
buffs who prize Mayabb’s artwork. The 2012 items
will be available for purchase at the PPG show
truck during its scheduled show appearances
throughout the coming year.
“We are fortunate to have such an amazing talent
available to us,” said Randy Cremeans, PPG,
marketing director, collision sector refinish.
“Darrell just gets better and better every year,
and we get more and more requests for his
calendars. He is a genuinely gifted artist who
loves cars. I can’t think of a better combination
of qualities.” Mayabb’s association with PPG began
in 1996 when one of the PPG regional managers
noticed Mayabb’s illustration work in Rod &
Custom, Hot Rod, Street Rodder, and other major
hot rod magazines.
He brought Mayabb together with PPG to generate
ideas to attract people to the company’s booth at
National Street Rod Association shows. Mayabb
successfully responded with colorful drawings that
drew fans to the PPG exhibits. He was subsequently
commissioned by PPG for several original art
projects.
Impressed, PPG asked him in 2007
to channel his talents into the annual calendar.
It became one of the most popular car calendars in
years. Mayabb’s love of cars and art dates back to
his youth. As a young man in the 1950s, he was
influenced by the big names of hot rod design—“Big
Daddy” Ed Roth and Tom Medley, creator of the
“Stroker McGurk” cartoon character series in Hot
Rod , which led him to develop his artistic style
known for its color, line, and cartoon qualities.
He attended the Central Academy of Art in
Cincinnati and graduated at the top of his class
in design. Early in his career, he was the
illustrator on the NASA Apollo project. He has
also designed cars for NASCAR race team owner Joe
Gibbs and painted a portrait of Dale Earnhardt for
Chevrolet. In 1999, his industry peers awarded him
the Stroker McGurk Award for outstanding work.
Today, Mayabb lives in Colorado, where he works in
a barn he converted into his studio.
For
more information about PPG, call (800) 647-6050 or
visit www.ppgrefinish.com. For more
information about Darrell Mayabb, visit www.automotivegraffiti.com.
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