One Track Mind: The Art of Bob Gillespie

BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show

For our guest, there has always been a joy to drawing and painting. His conscious ego fades into almost selfless relaxed concentration. Time dissolves and the decisions become intuitive and not reasoned. Kurt Vonnegut put it like this “To practice any art, how well or how badly, is a way to make your soul grow, so do it.”

Bob Gillespie considers himself very fortunate to have witnessed more than his fair share of history at a racetrack, and has been fascinated, and at times maybe obsessed with. He never thought his childhood heroes would someday have his art hanging on their walls. And he’s here to share his story and how he got the chance to honor them while exploring ways to capture their sport in paint.

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00:00 Introduction to Break/Fix Podcast 01:07 Meet Bob Gillespie: The Artist and Petrolhead 01:35 Early Inspirations and Career Beginnings 02:45 Transition to Art and Photography 04:11 Capturing Racing History in Paint 04:56 The Excitement of Watkins Glen 06:16 Choosing Artistic Mediums 09:13 Creating Large-Scale Murals 10:37 The Story Behind the Chamber of Commerce Mural 13:44 Techniques and Challenges in Mural Painting 18:21 The Most Beautiful Car: A Personal Opinion 20:15 The Ugliest Car of All Time 20:59 Switching Gears: One Track Mind 21:42 The Inspiration Behind the Book 24:09 The Excitement of Motorsport Art 26:08 Favorite Spots at Watkins Glen 29:12 Photorealism and AI in Art 34:45 Acquiring Bob Gillespie's Art 36:41 Shoutouts and Final Thoughts

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