More Feathers for Lori Munro’s Cap
(Press Release) - On April 29th an exhibit of “NASCAR Inspired Art” will debut at the Hickory Museum of Art. Stock Car Pit Pass and Race Team USA are proud to announce that our graphic artist Lori Munro will be among artists chosen for this prestigious exhibit. Inspired by the “Color of Speed,” Lori is the creator of the popular “War Wagon” cartoon. Her unique digital media art starts with a Sharpie marker and a vivid imagination! Lori’s work has also been on display since August 2005 at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa. Her work will be featured at the Hickory Museum of Art in Hickory, North Carolina along with other stock car racing artists including Gary Hill and Randy Owens.
On May 20th from 10am until 2pm the Hickory Museum of Art will have their “NASCAR Festival.” This event is free to the public and will feature real racecars, drivers, and some of the artists participating in the exhibit. The Hickory Museum of Art is a United Arts Funded Affiliate of the Catawba County Council for the Arts located at 243 Third Avenue NE in Hickory, North Carolina. (Part of the “Salt Block” Arts and Science Center of Catawba County) For more information call 828-327-8576.
Opportunities still exist for corporate sponsors to get involved with the inaugural “NASCAR Inspired Art exhibition,” which opens to the public on April 29th and runs through September 17th.
The Half-Vast Staff’s Two Cents: As someone that has never progressed beyond the “paint-by-numbers” stage of artistic endeavors - and then only images that had numbers of less than 5 - we continue to be impressed with Lori’s talents. I urge anyone to visit the display in Hickory or the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa to experience in person what I can only see via my slow as molasses modem.
Barring that, stop by Stock Car Pit Pass, the site is illustrated by Lori. Or in an impressive display of multi-tasking visit Lori’s RATED eXtry, One Sharpie and the Truth, Confessions of a MAD NASCAR Cartoonist.
But wait… there’s more! She’s also a poet, and everyone should know it!
(NOTE to Lori’s “legal staff:” Sorry for lifting your image, but ya know I’m jealous as hell and had to have a little piece “of Heaven” for myself!)
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Marc - To borrow a quote from M. Waltrip, “I didn’t believe everyone when they said I had no talent, so why should I believe them now” (after he took the seat in the DEI #15 and started knocking off Daytona 500 wins and good finishes which in turn created a lot of good press and comments about him).
In other words, I appreciate your wonderful words and compliments but don’t tell my dog, ’cause he knows me best, LOL! And he ain’t impressed.
In fewer words; Thanks Marc, I really appreciate it!
I know the quote well Lori, in fact it’s part of my list that appears under the “Racing Quotes” section.
Me thinks you should give your dog more credit. He was the one that sent me the press release to print!