Alan Brightmore is a self taught automotive and aviation artist specialising in monochrome pencil drawings, his work is often mistaken for black and white photographs such is the incredible attention to detail paid to both subject and background.

Born in 1974 in Stockport near Manchester England, Alan developed a natural artistic ability and a love of drawing from a very early age. His many school-book doodles and sketches gradually became bigger, more detailed works of art using mediums such as paint, chalk, coloured pencil and regular graphite pencil . Despite leaving Secondary school education aged 15 with a grade A in art graphics and photography, Alan chose to pursue a career in the aviation industry and as a result no longer found time to draw.

It wasn't until a number of years later and after a chance conversation about automotive art that Alan decided to put pencil to paper once again. It is this later work which reflects Alan's other love, that of America - California in particular and it's cars. From classic 60s Mustangs and Camaro's to beat up old Volkswagens, his drawings capture the whole 'California cool' look and feel with amazing accuracy and superb eye for detail.

Today, Alan is regularly commissioned to create original works for automotive and aviation enthusiasts alike and also attends many auto trade shows and events around the UK selling framed prints all of which are available for purchase on this website.