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Jeff DiCicco: Interview with an Artist

April 27, 2010 By Wally

DiCicco and Boano at the Petersen. He had a solo exhibit there in 2005 which ran for three months.

By Wallace A. Wyss

For a better view of Jeff’s work, click on paintings to enlarge.

Jeff DiCicco is based in Santa Monica. Born in Pittsburgh, DiCicco’s artistic abilities were recognized at a very young age. From his youth he has been an avid car enthusiast and autos have since been the subjects of his work. Now living in California, his works were prominently displayed at the Greystone Mansion Concours de Elegance in early April where Wallace Wyss interviewed him for VeloceToday.com
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French Dressing

January 21, 2009 By pete

french design
Photo by Brandy Elitch.

When Terry Cook was the Editor of HOT ROD in the early 1970s, he had always been more passionate about how cars look than how fast they can accelerate, brake or go around corners. To Cook, styling was everything. He became interested in the French and German coachbuilders who, during the 1930s and 1940s pushed the envelope with bold, fresh, risky styling. [Read more…] about French Dressing