Geoffrey M. Goebel
Profile and background of artist.
Aged
54, a signwriter by trade for 37 years and self employed for 30 years
operating a business specializing in signwriting, spray painting,
graphics and hand painted artwork on utes, vans, buses, trucks,
trailers and racing cars.
A self taught artist out of
necessity, as many jobs over the years required hand painted artwork
such as product like packs, bottles, faces, animals and pretty well
anything else required. This work today is unfortunately from my point
of view, done with digital printing and so eliminating the previous
opportunities and enjoyment I got from painting these sometimes very
challenging projects.
I have however kept the artwork
side of things going through painting pictures of racing cars and for
two reasons, one as a form of relaxation and two because I have a
passion for all forms of motorsport and have done since I was a
teenager. Not only that, I was a speedway driver in Compact Speedcars
for 25 years and although I no longer drive, I still pit crew on a
speedway racing team.
Because of my involvement in
racing, I have signwritten endless numbers of racing cars over many
years. I was the signwriter for Dick Johnson Racing from 1980 to 1990
as well as quite a few other touring cars during that period. Because
of my involvement in speedway, the majority of signwriting on racing
cars has obviously been speedway cars, such as sprint cars, midgets,
compact speedcars, litre sprintcars and sedans. As well as the racing
cars, I have also painted and signwritten many racing car trucks and
trailers. I have done work for drivers Todd Wanless, Barry Lawrence,
Darren Jensen and Terry Bracken to name a few.
Many of
these drivers or team owners have commissioned me to create paintings
of their cars over the years to the point, that I now only signwrite
racing cars and create paintings of Formula 1, Touring cars, Historical
cars, Racing bikes, boats and planes for a living.
Most
people seem to appreciate the accuracy I put into my works and this is
probably due to my racing experience, reasonable knowledge of the
mechanical aspects of a racing car and of any sponsor signage.
I
can create works of pretty well any size and can work from a quality
photograph or can research my own material. I am happy to take any
inquiries and am prepared to tackle any reasonable request.