Amongst such amazing and well known artists from the USA, EU and UK, it was with great delight and honour that Jo-Bill Spirit and the Triumph Speed Triple 'Cabbalistic Ascendency' came a close runner up to the awesome Ty Lawer, of Pageant Paintwork, who won the competition with his U2 scooter.

This is the 3rd award that Jo-Bill Spirit has collected in 2011 for airbrushing excellence. Click here for details of other awards and features.

Also during the event, Georgina met with Brian McCaffery of Airbrush Techniques Magazine - we'll publish the highlights of the interview here when it becomes available.

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Georgina and Vince collecting the award

So what is Airbrushing all about?

It's amazing what the human imagination can come up with - art is the interpretation of this imagination.

From time immortal the desire for man to make his mark has always been important. Whether it be a craftsman's initials, proudly carved on a stone in a cathedral, or the outline of the stone age artists hand traced under his impression of a hunting scene freshly painted on the wall of his cave, a tattoo that has been done for a special purpose that is important to the wearer, or just a simple desire that a person’s proudest possession should stand out from the crowd in some way. Some may call it showing off. Whatever it is, it's what makes us individuals.

Airbrushing allows complex images to be painted onto virtually any surface, in a way that vinyl stickers cannot replicate - virtually anything is possible.

Most clients come to me with a rough idea of what they want, but sometimes this is not the case and it takes some time for the idea to develop. I always encourage client’s imagination to run wild and tell them to make no apologies for what may come out - at the end of the day it is their call, and their decision on what is required. I'm just lucky enough to be able to offer my skills to make their imagination come to life!!!

So whatever surface the airbrushed image may be, a motorcycle, car, truck, van, jet ski, garage door, bedroom wall, leather jacket, crash helmet, canvass, paper, birthday cake (honest!), - talk to me.

Take a look at the airbrush examples on the pop out menus - the only limitation is your imagination!

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