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Recent Helmets

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 02:53:00 +0000

Shawn has always enjoyed airbrushing custom helmets. Recently, he has been working on a variety of helmets, ranging from softball helmets to motorcycle helmets.

Adam and Mike Bock at H-Town Performance

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:22:00 +0000

As always, when in Henderson, I must visit my friends at H-Town Performance.

The guys had me paint the teeth for the front of Adam and Mike Bock's custom side by side sand toy.

Once Dale Brand mounted the teeth, it transformed the front of the buggie into an angry face.

Here's a photo of Adam and Mike with their buggie, in front of Marv and Dale's shop.

Cobras

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Francis H. Cortney Junior High School Cobras wanted a design to honor all Cobra Class Presidents. With the help of the principal, faculty, and Dean of Students, Chris Miller, we came up with this Cobra design and lettering, which serves as a seal of approval.

Both sides are surrounded by all student body presidents, past and present, and enough room for future presidents for years to come.

Good job Cobras!

Navigators

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:23:00 +0000

Shawn arrived in Las Vegas and headed to Lied Middle School, "The Navigators".

I thought a ship's captain "navigating" would be a great idea for a mural, and incorporated an alligator, which the school had already adopted as their mascot, making them the Navigators, as the captain. I wanted to make this gator strong in appearance and confident, and not so sinister.

Shawn Ealy at Leid Middle School Navigators.
When creating art in a public place, where people are coming and going, like this busy office of Leid Middle School, it is always interesting to hear the comments and ideas of people watching as the hours go on. By the final hour, with the completion of the art, I think everyone was happy with the outcome.

Gail Rowe, Shawn Ealy, and Teryl Harrison.
These very nice ladies, and new friends, tolerated the noise of my airbrush, and still kept the office running smoothly. When you visit Lied, you will have to say hi to Gail and Teryl.

Here is Shawn with long-time friend, Mrs. Kim Bass-Davis.
Thank you, Kim, and special thanks to all Navigators.

Shawn also added lettering to the office hallways and display areas.

Shane Stewart

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:07:00 +0000

Shawn spent less than two weeks at a cabin in the Midwest. But, this wasn't just any old cabin. This is the most incredible cabin in the Midwest, located just outside of Tuscola, IL. Self-made millionare, Shane Stewart, owner and builder of the cabin, contacted artist, Shawn Ealy to put some final details on his already incredible 15,200 square foot home.

This is a view of the cabin from the back deck.
The house features many rooms, each one well thought through by Shane. The downstairs has a bar, a gathering and entertaining room, and even a movie theater. This house has 32 TVs, including the movie room. No, not 32 inch TVs. 32 flat screen TVs, ranging from 65" down to a few as small as 42".

The cabin also has an amazing pool room, with a 2,400 sq ft pool in a 3,200 sq ft room. The room also includes a water slide and a hot tub.

Shane's house has an oversized 3 car attached garage. Another detached garage has a full kitchen and is a great hang out area with all the comforts of a home and features that look like the interior of any house.

The attention to detail is incredible, with many handmade furniture items and clever ideas, like rope trim, that Shane came up with. Not to mention the massive tree that is stationed right inside the middle of the house.

Shane is a person that pays great attention to detail, which is why he commissioned artist, Shawn Ealy, to paint many items in the house, including this incredible mural. Shawn spent the last 2 weeks of January at the cabin, creating a flowing mural on 3 separate garage doors.

The first scene features 3 life-like wolves, standing on the snow-filled ground, among the trees. The steam coming from their breath displays how cold the temperature is, and the purple and blue shadows tell that the time of day is just around sunset on an overcast day.

Shane and Jody's girls had a blast running through the trees from the life-like wolves.

The next scene shows 2 large buffalo, one standing in the snow, and the other is laying down on the frozen ground. Again, the steam rolling from their noses indicates the frigid temperature, and the detail in the shadowing of their fur is extremely intricate.

Also, the shadowing in the geese, flying overhead, shows which ones are flying close by, and which ones are farther away.

The last scene ties it all together with more life-like wolves and geese flying overhead. In the background, Shawn airbrushed the Stewart cabin.

With many more ideas in mind, this will not be the last time Shawn will be seen at Shane Stewart's cabin. Keep checking to see what he will add to his collection next.

Robeck Hotrods

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:27:00 +0000

Here we are in Bement, IL at Robeck Hotrods, who is responsible for building one of the most amazing hotrods around.

These are my buddies, Dan, Kyle, and Chris (Robeck).

We always have a good time pinstriping and airbrushing, and just hanging with the guys in Bement.

Shawn Ealy and Chris Robeck.

Mr. B - Owner of Indy Exotics

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:46:00 +0000

Mr. B is the owner of "Indy Exotics", which is well known for the cars they have built for many famous people like Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton. They have even built many motorcycles, including some for Jesse James of West Coast Choppers.
Mr. B came out to see Shawn with a project.
"Mr. B said 'I bet I have something you have never painted on before.' I assured him that I have painted on everything...or so I thought. 'Well', Mr. B said, 'I would like for you to design my eye.' You see, Mr. B has a glass eye and wants a Shawn Ealy designed eye, with graphics and flames. He said I can do what I want, so the next time you see Mr. B, take a close look at his custom airbrushed eye! It has to be one of the coolest things ever."

Thank you, Mr. B.

Mr. B of Indy Exotics and airbrush artist, Shawn Ealy.

Indianapolis, IN

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:13:00 +0000

Shawn spent last weekend in Indianapolis, Indiana airbrushing in the Irvington Shopping Plaza.

Owner, Darren, of In Tune Music Co., and his wife had Shawn airbrush T-shirts for them. To help them advertise their business with guitars, Shawn filled the shirts up with music notes and guitars.

"They were great to meet and I had fun working with them."

Chief AJ

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:55:00 +0000

Chief AJ has many world records-all involving his skill in shooting.

This photo shows a truckload of wooden blocks. Each block was thrown into the air and shot by Chief AJ, and not a single one was missed. Over 40,000 blocks were thrown and hit with a 22 caliber ruger rifle. Pretty Amazing.
Chief AJ also holds shooting records with other guns, and even a sling shot! Many of his latest records were achieved at the age of 70 and older. He is still in great shape and going strong. Shawn says, "His goal setting and achievements are a great inspiration" and wrote this for his friend, Chief.

Spirit of the Wind
For Chief AJ

He is the Spirit of the Wind.
His free and young spirit has inspired and tought young men to dream.
His drive and determination will teach you to be everything you dare to be.
His attitude and flare for life will tell you, Be proud of where you came from and never be afraid of who you are.
Be sure and certain of both of these and you have already come so far.
You will be glad to meet him, this Spirit of the Wind.
He will always shoot you straight, you will always call him friend.

-Shawn Ealy

This is the most recent project Shawn airbrushed for Chief AJ.

Shane Gould

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:27:00 +0000

Along with Harley signs, toys, tools, and limited Harley pick-up trucks, Shane Gould is a true Harley rider. Shane recently had an eagle airbrushed on the front of his Harley Davidson Motorcycle.

Shane Gould with his Harley, custom airbrushed by Shawn Ealy.

Along with the eagle, Ealy pinstriped the names of Shane's family on the bike.

Shawn also pinstriped this dragon, representing US Highway 129, which crosses the Tennessee and North Caroline state lines. This highway is known as "The Dragon" because of it's many curves; 318 curves within 11 miles, to be exact. Although dangerous, it is a very popular stretch of highway for bikers, like Shane Gould, who revisits many bike runs, especially the stretch of road known as "The Dragon", every year.

Shawn Ealy with Shane Gould.

Shawn Ealy at the VFW Hot Rod Show

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000

The final days of the trip lead Shawn Ealy to the VFW Hot Rod Show.

Shawn had the opportunity to hang with good friends
and getting a chance to pinstripe is always a plus.

Some videos popped up on youtube from this event of
Shawn Ealy pinstriping at the 2009 VFW Show in Henderson, NV.

Shawn Ealy with Patty and Greaser.

Just the boys. Danny, Greaser, and Shawn Ealy.
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Be sure to be in Henderson in April 2010 or check us out here
at shawnealy.com to catch up with these friends and more at
Greasers Hot Rod Reunion to benefit Basic High Schools R.O.T.C.
See you here or better yet, see you there!

Crocker Off Road Performance

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:54:00 +0000

Shawn headed out in the morning to attend the VFW Hot Rod Show, when he was flagged down by these unbelievable Off Road machines. They were leaving the SEMA show after a week in Vegas.

Check Crocker Off Road Performance at www.cop4x4.com.

Shawn Ealy paints The Freedom Shrine at Robert Taylor Elementary

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:41:00 +0000

The next week, Shawn Ealy painted more mural
work inside Robert Taylor Elementary.

This piece is called The Freedom Shrine. The
artwork is just a background to historical paperwork
and records that helped define our heritage, freedoms,
and The Declaration of Independence.

Shawn Ealy pictured with Robert Taylor
Elementary principal, Dr. Janet Dobry.

Shawn Ealy and the completion of The Freedom Shrine.

Heather Thaxton's Birthday Bash

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:06:00 +0000

The weekend brought Shawn to the 16th birthday party for the Fabulous and the Famous Heather Thaxton. We had a blast!

Shawn Ealy with Heather Thaxton.

"I had a chance to see my brothers and many
lifelong friends."

The band Love It Or Leave It performed
throughout the evening.

Brothers For Life!

Can't wait to see you all again soon!

Shawn Ealy attends 2009 Meet at the Pass

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:29:00 +0000

Shawn Ealy arrived in Las Vegas and attended the 2009
Meet at the Pass Car Show, held at Railroad Pass.

"There I got a chance to see many old friends from the car
show scene from back in the day still cruisin' the street of the
Henderson and Las Vegas area."

Trucks, cars, hot rods and rat rods came out to the show.

Even Fat Daddys Ice Cream Truck was in attendance.
Check him out at FatDaddysIceCream.com.

Shawn Ealy got a chance to hang out with Bob Crellin and Dennis Best.

After getting a chance to hang out with Bob and get some
ideas, Shawn Ealy spent the days following the show
detailing hot rod flames Ealy style.

And Shawn topped it off with lettering and this incredible
Old School pinstriped centerpiece on the hood. The car
features murals by Shawn Ealy, honoring the life and time of
Jungle Jim and Jungle Pam.

Owner, Bob Crellin has a long history of racing, himself. He began
racing at the age of 15. Bob stopped racing at the age of 26
after 2 serious wrecks. For many years, racing was set aside in Bob's life.

Dennis Best is a fabricator builder, who worked with Bob
on this project.

We hope to see this and the story behind the car in a future
"Hot Rod Magazine" feature.

Shawn Ealy attends the Principals Professional Conference Educational Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:11:00 +0000

Peoria, IL held this years Principals Professional Conference Educational Exhibition, which Shawn Ealy attended and set up a display booth.

Every high school principal attended this conference, which provided Shawn a great opportunity to display his mural work. His focus is to spark attention for more art projects here in the Midwest.

As always, Shawn made many friends.
"I had a great time getting to know everyone and seeing what they all had to offer."

"These are my friends from Educationcity.com."

"And these are my friends from Walsworth Yearbooks."

Shawn Ealy at the Principals Professional Conference Educational Exhibition in Peoria, IL.

Charles Magos Vietnam Memorial Mural

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:29:00 +0000

This is Charles Magos, aka Chuck.

Chuck is a Vietnam Vet who served in the late 60s and early 1970.

Chuck had Shawn Ealy design his tailgate with scenes from the war through photos he brought back.
Chuck was proud to serve with the people in these photos.

After getting to know Chuck, and speaking with him, it was
easy to see how much pride he had, serving for our country
and with the people in the photos he referred to as family.
Many memorials are for fallen soldiers, but this one is for
people that Chuck mentioned and many are still alive today
and never forgotten.

This one is for Charles "Chuck" Magos and fellow soldiers from 1st Marine division 2nd Batallion. The "Ground Pounders" 0311.

Rick Moss' Mobile Margaritaville

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:46:00 +0000

Rick Moss, a Jimmy Buffet fan, had Shawn create a Margaritaville themed truck.

"My favorite part is the parrot on the hood. It is created completely with pinstripe brush strokes."

The palm trees and striping on the side adds a nice feature to the overall design on the truck.

The tailgate features a warm beach year round.

Shawn Ealy with Rick Moss, owner of Bee Graphics in Arcola, IL.

Mini Truckers

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:15:00 +0000

Shawn Ealy ran into fellow Mini Truckers, Matt Sirbas, Jeff Rottier, John Ortiz, and Max Tromp on their way to RA Allstars Event in Millington, TN.

They knew Shawn's work and even had common friends out West. Shawn even had an opportunity to do some pinstriping on their truck right there in the parking lot of the gas station. It was fun meeting them and hope to see them at next year's show.

Shawn Ealy attends the 100 year Newport, IN Hill Climb

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:16:00 +0000

Friday, October 2 brings us to Newport, IN, for the Newport Hill Climbs 100th Anniversary. It was an amazing event, where people brought out their classics to run the Newport Hill in the same way and the same place where automobile companies did to test their vehicles 100 years ago.

Thousands of classics and hot rods attended the show, and it was impossible to see it all in a weekend.

Shawn Ealy attended and sold T-shirts to automobile enthusiasts and patrons of this show.

Samantha Tincher has been attending the show for 16 years.

Samantha's shirt with her fathers 1928 Model A Ford.

Brenda Moore had a shirt made for her granddaughter. "In Loving Memory of Marliee Jai" is also the name of her myspace page in memory of her granddaughter.

Here we have 4 best friends; Bubble Gum, Laffy Taffy, Jolly Rancher, and Milky Way. They stopped by to meet Shawn Ealy and say hi.

Andrea McCaughey showed off her 1959 Rambler Wagon.

This young lady had her and her man custom shirts made.

Lil J is a local who came out at the end of the weekend to have her shirt made.

Shawn Ealy is a big fan of Big Daddy Roth. It's cool to see real hot-rodders, like Steve Miller, with an old school rat fink tattooed on his arm, and a Shawn Ealy T-shirt to match.

The black and white photos are diplayed in the town center. They feature members of the Ford family and the Chevrolet family, among other legendary builders and designers attending the Newport Hill Climb in the early 1900's.

Frank the Plumber hung out with Shawn Ealy all weekend. Frank has a long history of drag racing and showing off hot rods.

This guitar is hand made and the entire family had shirts made in support of their dad who designed and built C L Collins Guitars.

Here is a photo of Craig Collins, owner, designer, and builder of C L Collins Guitars.

Steve Rudzinski's wife bought him this shirt, with his 1949 Studebaker. Hopefully, we didn't ruin the surprise by posting it too soon.

Pin-up art for Mr. Baranowski

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:15:00 +0000

Ski contacted Shawn Ealy to do some more details on his SSR. He wanted a pinup girl on his new intake/ engine cover.

The only reference Shawn worked from were some notes and a black and white picture Ski mailed to him. This gave Shawn the ability to use his artistic freedom for the majority of the detail and the color scheme.

As you can see, the first step was to prep the surface, spray adhesion promotor, and the primer coat.

After the primer is dry, it is time to add the base color to match the red on Ski's SSR.

After this, the hours were spent detailing the pinup girl that decorates the front of the cover.

Shawn had an idea to use silver pearl flames as a mild background and pinstripes to top it off.

You'll have to see the full details of the girl when you see Ski at a show. Just ask to take a look under the hood.

Coca-Cola art

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:19:00 +0000

Downtown Tuscola, IL.

Lots of money, time, and effort have been put into rebuilding the downtown Sale St. Even reopening original businesses from the early 1900's, such as the Candy Kitchen. In the process, they contacted Airbrush/Mural artist, Shawn Ealy, to repaint the original sign into its original form.

When powerwashing the wall, I found original brushmarks and line work from the first Coca-Cola sign painted here. I used what I could from that to redraw the sign. They also had some black and white photos for me to reference from. The project took nearly two weeks for me to complete, and it's great that visitors and Tuscola natives are able to enjoy my artwork and have accepted it as a part of their town.
Wall muralist and airbrush extrordiaire, Shawn Ealy, displays his completed piece in Tuscola, IL.

Urbana Tigers Mural

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:41:00 +0000

Today, we were in the Urbana, IL area, so we stopped in to revisit a wall mural Shawn painted in 2003. It is great to see Urbana High School again. There are many great art pieces decorating the hallways of the building, and it shows that the students and faculty have great pride in their school.

Artist Shawn Ealy standing in front of his work.

Shawn Ealy at Arcola Broomcorn Festival 2009

noreply@blogger.com (SED) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:59:00 +0000

Shawn Ealy spent September 11-13 in Arcola, IL at the Famous Broomcorn Festival, which had an amazing turnout.

Would you believe me if I told you this shirt was for him?

Love is an inspiring thing and it was definitely in the air this weekend.

Check out the couples shirts.

Hundreds came out to run the 5K and 10K race, which turned into a family outing for this amazing foursome. Only mom was able to handle the 10K, though. :)

Next year, when Little Miss Tuscola is 6 years old, she'll be able to run the 5K with her brothers. For now, she'll have to settle with wearing a pretty crown and sash, riding in parades, and throwing candy.

Little Mister Moultrie-Douglas, Hunter Branca, was rockin' his shades and charming the crowd with his adorable smile.

Gina came back to see us after meeting her at the Arthur Cheese Festival. This time, the shirt was made for her.

Bill sent these good people to buy him a shirt at the festival, and these good people know that Bill did not attend. But he still received this lovely shirt. Maybe we'll see Bill next year at the Famous Broomcorn Festival 2010.

Shelby personalized her shirt with her passion; horses.

Amy came to see us with her shirt that Shawn airbrushed at the Cheese Festival.

Pretty little Avy came to visit from her family's booth, Precious Names.

These siblings had their schools illustrated on their shirts.

After Grandma had her "Apples" shirt airbrushed at the Coles County Fair, they designed a shirt for Papa with the nicknames of his little 'Truckers'.

Savage Construction owner had Shawn Ealy design this shirt over the busy weekend.

Another "Apples" shirt designed for a Christmas present...or Birthday? Can you really wait until December?

Amber had an amazing shirt airbrushed with a beautiful dolphin. What a lucky little girl!

Aside from the beautiful design...That's a pretty cool name.

Juney's shirt inspired many cartoon character designs.

Kate waited patiently while Shawn designed this butterfly. He took extra time to incorporate her name into the body, and used vibrant colors to make it stand out.

A special thanks to the father of these children for serving in the National Guard.

Shawn Ealy designed this shirt for Steve Tavenner, a fellow artist, who sculps stone.

Carol was pleased with her colorful T-shirt.

Check out these Dega Girls! Liz Owens and Tara Smith designed their own shirts for their Talladega Getaway.

Trevar was the final shirt of the Broomcorn Festival 2009. He really made Shawn's weekend by pointing out specific details that he needed on his personalized shirt, and he was right! Thank you Trevar, and we hope to see you again.