Barry Rowe is one of many car artists who has a very clear preference for depicting the cars of the past over recent ones. This is entirely understandable, too – the classic lines and nostalgic glamor of these cars is why they are so popular with collectors, and every inch a reason for the car artist to feel inspired. There is a real simple beauty to the cars of the first forty years of the last century, one which is reflected by Rowe’s posters for the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Looking at the posters, it is hard for some posters not to instantly think of covers for Tintin comic strip albums. This, for many, will unleash a double wave of nostalgia.

For a car artist, being asked to produce a poster for the Pebble Beach Concours is just about as high as accolades get – and Rowe has done as many as any car artist could possibly hope to do. However, it does not stop there. Cruise liner legends Cunard have commissioned him to create three paintings for their newest liner the Queen Victoria - a fitting accolade indeed for a British artist with classicism as one of his watchwords. Check his work out – it is highly impressive.