Aussie airbrush artist Mark Brown to exhibit in Sydney

One of Australia’s best known airbrush artists Mark ‘Brownie’ Brown has been named as the second of the four artists who will use this year’s Sydney Motorcycle Show in Darling Harbour’s Convention Centre to showcase their original artwork.

Best known for his helmet designs, Brownie began airbrushing one-off helmet designs some 24 years ago and has since been commissioned by the likes of three-time world speedway champion Jason Crump, three-time world superbike champion Troy Bayliss and Australia’s only Dakar winner Toby Price.

“While every helmet is special, the last helmet I painted for Toby Price before he became a Red Bull athlete is a standout,” Brown revealed and went on to say it was the very lid Price rode to his fourth Finke Desert Race victory in.

“I knew it was going to be the last helmet I would paint that would be personal to him, so I included every name of the event or series that he had raced in up until that moment.

There will be over 40 examples of the New South Wales-based airbrush artist’s helmet designs on display, including personal helmets of Crump, Bayliss and Price, as well as many others which, according to Bayliss, is a rare opportunity show-goers will no doubt be drawn to.

“Most of the helmets that will feature in the exhibition are rarely seen outside of a rider’s personal collections these days,” Bayliss explained.

“To have so many together and on display is unheard of, and is an opportunity not to be missed."

Brownie will exhibit alongside Australian artists Kris Hartas – who uses felt-tip pens to create his hyper-realistic artwork and who has been commissioned to create a portrait of show organiser and three-time world champ Bayliss, which will be revealed at the event before being auctioned off for the Beyond Blue charity.

The 2017 Sydney Motorcycle Show will be held at the International Convention Centre at Darling Harbour from November 24-26.