With a passion for creativity and a talent for design, Santa Clarita resident Patrick Ceo has left his artistic flair on quite a bit, creating portraits, murals and more with one touch of the airbush.
His love for art began well before he started working professionally. “I was lucky to have lived across the street from someone who was an artist,” states Patrick. “He would create album art for Tower Records on Sunset and would teach things to me through the years. It seemed natural.”
While Patrick began painting with a paintbrush, his love for airbrush developed at a young age. “I was 15, and I started airbrushing on t-shirts. It was simple artwork, but airbrush is a difficult tool to master, and it takes years of learning and experience.”
As he continued to hone the craft, Patrick broadened his “canvas” from t-shirts to signage to eventually motorhomes. His clientele began to grow and he opened up his own business in 2000, providing design, custom airbrush, painted murals and graphics on vehicles.
Do you remember the Corvette with the American flag or the psychadellic VW Bug in Austin Power’s The Spy Who Shagged Me? If you’ve seen Spiderman 2 or Spiderman 3, you may even recognize a few vehicles he has worked on.
His prestigious work includes airbrushing for motion picture vehicles including 2 Fast & 2 Furious, 2 Fast & 2 Furious Tokyo Drift, The Italian Job, Ocean’s 13, Gridiron Gang, PineApple Express, Get Smart, Dead Girl, Taxi and Raiders of the Arc 4 to name a few. Patrick has also worked vehicles for television series including Six Feet Under, Heroes, Big Love, Bones and Journeyman, to name a few.
While the talented artist enjoys painting on vehicles, it’s the original airbrush paintings that gives him the most satisfaction. He portfolio includes children and adults, beautiful landscape and more. His favorite piece is called Snow Day. “It turned out exactly as I wanted it to, and it was one of those paintings that had more of an affect on me than I thought.”
With a prolific background as a muralist and painter, Patrick’s talent reflects a charismatic style of art, breathing life to many of his paintings. Advice for aspiring artists? “Keep at it, don’t force it. Paint when it feels right and allow it to develop over the years. The fact that you love it should make you want to keep at it, and you will get better and better.”
To view his original paintings or motion picture vehicles that he has worked on, or to contact the artist, visit www.hottairbrushing.com.
