The Designer of the Trans Am Firebird Became an Artist. You’ll Love his Car and Sports Illustrations

John “Jack” Gable has been a full-time artist for more than four decades after an equally successful career in automobile design. Jack trained to work for his initial profession at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.  While there he explored artistic creation in various forms, affording him the opportunity to transition between watercolors, oils, acrylics and other mediums.  In 1980, he left his original dream job as a designer for the Trans Am Firebird at General Motors in Detroit, Michigan, and moved his young family across the country to the small Maine enclave of Kennebunkport. Jack now lives in Woolwich, Maine. He works from a studio that is 50 feet long - giving him room to create massive, commissioned murals.  He has also remained immersed in, and painted, the worlds of America’s Cup sailing, and competitive rowing. He does the same for automobile events and competitions around the globe. Jack has pieces in the Smithsonian and the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington DC, as well as numerous private collections.  We invite you to learn more about the formidable talent of Jack Gable in today’s Radio Maine conversation with Dr. Lisa Belisle.

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This artist is represented by the Portland Art Gallery of Maine. Click here to view their art.