A collection of some of the wood sidewalk signs we have made over the years.
Sign Painting: Wood Winery Sign
Hand painted wood sign for wine tasting room Le Dolce Vita in California. This sign was made on custom cut hand painted plywood and gold leafed with a distressed crackle finish varnish. The sign measures 24” x 48”
Sign Painting: Hand Painted Circus Style Banners
Hand stitched and painted circus style banners by Sean Starr
Portrait of Sean Starr by Artist Jordan Domont
Portrait of Sean Starr executed in 2015 by artist Jordan Domont
Sign Painting Garland: Hand Painted Sign Restoration
These historic, hand painted address signs were refinished and repainted for a homeowner in Garland, Texas
Dallas Gold Leafing: Evan's Meat Market
23k Gold Leafing on Glass for Evan’s Meat Market in Dallas located at 4266 Oak Lawn Avenue. Process photos by Matt Johnson
Junk Gypsy VW Hippie Bug Photo Shoot
Model photo shoot in Round Top, Texas with the Junk Gypsy VW Hippie Bug painted by Sean Starr
Gold Leaf Conclave Bakersfield California
Gold Leaf on Glass art piece executed by Sean Starr at the 2019 Gold Leaf Conclave in Bakersfiled, California
Hand Painted Wood Signs: El Grande Margaritas
This distressed, hand painted sign was painted for multiple locations of a chain restaurant in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The signs were painted on custom cut plywood panels, gold leafed and then distressed for a vintage look.
Overall size 24” x 36”
Gold Leafing: Saraswati Statue
This small, bronze Saraswati statue was gilded with 24k gold leaf
Gold Leafing Talk with Sean Starr: Meadows Museum Dallas
This spring, Gallery Talks will explore artmaking processes and materials from the perspectives of local artists. Today’s presenter is Sean Starr, artist and founder of Starr Studios. Free with regular museum admission, advance registration required
Photos by Daniel Driensky of Exploredinary
Gold Leafing: Shiva Nataraj Statue
This bronze Shiva Nataraj statue received 24k gilding on the fleshy areas of the statue as well as facial features painted in enamel.
Jesse James Chopper Genuine Gold Leaf
Sean Starr was commissioned by the Andrews Family of Fort Worth to customize a one of a kind Jesse James Chopper at the Paul & Chris Andrews Car Museum in Fort Worth. The design was executed using 23k gold leaf and lettering enamels.
“Shortly after TTI launched—and well before he sold the company to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway in 2007—Andrews began building an exotic car collection, acquiring four-wheeled beauties from far-flung corners of the world. He has spent 41 years growing that collection and has put the vehicles on display in a Fort Worth museum with his son, Chris."
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1946 Indian Chief
“The bike was commissioned by motorcycle-industry insider Robert Pandya. “I found an engine and drivetrain that had been completely rebuilt in the summer of 2016. Joe got the bike soon after the holidays and did an amazing job building on my vague vision,” he said.
“The paintwork is by Sean Starr of Starr Custom Paint outside Fort Worth, Texas, who applied layers of clear coat to allow the tooling marks to remain visible, showing off the metal of “Stella’s Mettle.” Snap-Fab also manufactures hand-made shaping mallets, shot-bags and other products for metal shapers and fabricators.”
The build had its debut at the 2018 Austin Handbuilt Show
1949 Chevy Gasser
Hand lettering and pinstriping for the “Black Top Rebel” owned and raced by Kurt Kuehl of Dirty South Gassers.
Concours D' Elegance Winner: 1954 Ferrari 750 Monza
Sean Starr was brought in by Bob Smith Coachworks to recreate the livery on this 1954 Ferrari Monza.
Once fully restored, the 1954 Ferrari 750 Monza won the Enzo Ferrari Award at the 2019 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and 2020 Best of Show at the Cavallino Classic, before being named winner of The Peninsula Classics 2020 Best of the Best Award.
1930s Sprint Car Gold Leaf
A private car collector in Marble Falls, Texas brought Sean Starr in to design and execute these engine turned genuine gold leaf racing numbers on his 1930s Sprint race car.
1929 Fleet Biplane
Sean Starr was commissioned by Hollywood stunt man Tom Harper to recreate the “fishook” stripe and lettering in genuine silver engine turned leaf on this 1929 Fleet that was originally owned by his grandfather, also a stunt man, who bought it in 1929. Tom tracked down the plane and was able to purchase it in 2018 and restore it to its original glory.
Rusty Balls Speed Shop
Sean Starr has been designing and painting all of the builds and storefront for Rusty Balls Speed Shop located in Ruidoso, New Mexico since its launch in Fort Worth Texas in 2016. Every project receives Starr’s proprietary aging process that creates an authentic aged look that matches the heavy patina of the Rusty Balls builds.
The Junk Gypsy Hippie Bug
Sean Starr was commissioned by HGTV stars Amie & Jolie Sikes from Junk Gypsy in the Spring of 2021 to come up with a one-of-a-kind custom paint scheme for this classic 1972 Volkswagen Beetle for their showroom in Round Top, Texas.
The car was built by Justin Praesel of Praesel’s Addiction in Rockdale, Texas.
Sean’s work on this project was inspired by the delivery trucks of India and Nepal as well as John Lennon’s Rolls Royce.
Photos courtesy of Exploredinary and The Gentleman Racer
