The painting took artist Brian Tull 19 full days to paint, and cost $10,000. The car is a 1956 Chevy convertible owned by a local car collector, Larry King. The model, Bonnie Valentine, is a professional pin-up model and burlesque performer.

Brian used Sherwin Williams paints, a few good brushes and “a whole lot of faith.” At 16' wide by 10' tall, it makes a great impression. Bonnie is not only a model, but did the interior design featuring Japanese lanterns, retro 1950s decor and more.

In 1937, Gil Elvgren began painting calendar pin-ups for one of America’s leading publishing co’s, where he created about 60 works on 28″×22″ canvas with a distinguishing printed signature. Many of his pin-ups were reproduced as nose art on military aircraft during WW II. Around 1944, Gil was approached by Brown and Bigelow, where he began working with 30″×24″ canvases, a format he would use for the next 30 years, and signed his work in cursive.  Want this one or have a pin-up you would like to see featured on our retro pin-up page?  Send me an e-mail.  

​Allen Spurlin

Found on eBay - $18.99 plus $8.50 shipping, from americanyesteryear (1433) with 100% positive feedback:

24 Guage Steel Metal - reproduction
18” wide by 12” tall, curves all in right places.
Brand new Reproduction
Shipped from: United States

This eBayer seems to have quite a few pin-up reproductions, and may be worthy of a revisit.  

Want to buy this one?  Send our cost of $27.50 to AutoMobilia Resource with a note and I might be persuaded to rather relunctantly part with her.  

Contact me at: aspurlin@classicads.us
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Allen Spurlin

Found on eBay - $10 • from huangyanya2015  (Photo by Sharon Spurlin)
Technique: Giclee print on canvas
Canvas: High quality canvas • 12” x 14.75”
Latex ink: Solvent-free, UV resistant
Frame: No stretched and frame
Shipped from: China

This is a classic vintage style pin-up Poster originally published in the 1960s. This Poster, by Gil Elvgren - one of the most famous and respected pin-up artists of the twentieth century, is from the canvas oil painting of the same name. 
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Gillette Elvgren was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he worked in his father’s paint store. He created billboard, poster and magazine artwork, but is most famous for his pin-up girls. The “Elvgren Girl” was known for her sweet, sexy and innocent demeanor from the late 1930s through the early 1970s. 

This classic pin-up poster honors the beauty of this unique art form and evokes the vivid images of simpler times. She’s beautiful!

Want it?  Buy this one for our cost of $10 plus $10 shipping.  It’s on canvas and slightly wrinkled but should frame out nicely.  (a very nice fellow from Germany has already bought it!)
Have a pin-up you would like to see featured on our retro pin-up page? 
Reach me at aspurlin@classicads.us.  

Allen Spurlin

(This was sold to a very nice gentleman from Germany in early Sept 2018)