"For me, painting is very much about creating a mood
with the quality of light and in my work, achieving this aim
shares equal importance with the automotive subject matter.
I am also a great believer in combining people with cars
in my paintings. Whether it is at the race track, on the road or
in the stylish surroundings of a Concours d'Elegance, I feel it
is in the presence of their owners, drivers and spectators
that these wonderful machines truly come alive"

Following his graduation in 1981 with a bachelor of arts degree in design, Gary Whinn pursued a successful career as a graphic designer, working on projects for a wide range of organisations including the Ford Motor Company and Terence Conran Design. It was designing and producing liveries for racing cars and Grand Prix motorcycles that brought him into direct contact with the world of motor sport and subsequently led to his interest in automotive art.

With his graphic design work being largely computer based, Gary's fine art painting skills were self-taught. In 1998 his first exhibition of automotive art came with an invitation from the International Historic Festival at Silverstone, England. His work was well received and just a few months after his debut, Classic & Sports Car magazine produced a feature article on his atmospheric paintings.

This led to a series of commissions for private and corporate collections and his work is now found in countries as far afield as Italy, Austria, Canada, Finland, New Zealand, Australia and the USA. Brookland's Museum, home of the world famous historic racetrack, has two of his paintings on permanent display.

In the Spring of 2000 his paintings were shown alongside those of AFAS members, Barry Rowe and Peter Hearsey, in a three man exhibition held to coincide with the centenary re-run of the "1000 Mile Trial", organised by the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain. Gary's painting "Elegance & Beauty" was used for the exhibition poster.

In 2002 Gary was invited to exhibit at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and following his first US exhibition at Meadow Brook Hall in 2003 he received invitations to exhibit at several other prestigious US automotive shows. In 2004 he was pleased to be able to give automotive art some exposure to the mainstream art world when he was selected to take part in an exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London. In a return visit to Meadow Brook he received the "Spirit of the Automobilist Award" sponsored by Stanley Wanlass, in recognition of his painting "Travel In Vogue"

Working predominantly in acrylic and pastel, capturing a sense of sunlit nostalgia is a frequently recurring theme. Gary always includes people in his paintings to help to portray his personal view of automobiles as an integral part of the backdrop in the everyday drama of life.