ARTIST COLLECTION
The Artist Collection features original works as well as selected limited reproductions currently held in the Studio.
Some have been in the Collection for years... all are significant, highest quality works, they have rarely been publicly exhibited hanging generally in the Studio and artist's home. Many of these works have been featured in "JAY KOKA STUDIO TEN", the Studio's 10th anniversary and in "30:30" the Studio's 30th anniversary volumes 1st and 2nd editions.
Some of these works may be available for purchase. Please contact the Studio with purchase questions or for further information.
» Bugatti 1971
» Push 2005 (NFS)
» The Drift No2 2008 (NFS)
» Hey, Nice Car! 2009 (NFS)
» Bored 2010
» Cherry Ice cream 2013
» Seven Tuks in Bangkok 2015 (NFS)
» The Drift No3 2016
» Friday Night on Ocean - Later 2018
» At the Darwaza Gate 2018
» Pictures of a White Dress part 4 2020
» Longtails in Phuket 2021 (NFS)
» On the Nile 2021 (NFS)
» On the Nile 2 -Esna 2025 (NFS)
"Bugatti" ©Jay Koka
18”w x 18”, (45x45cm) overall, exhibited image approx 10 x 10" (25x25cm),
gouache on board, Artist Collection
NOT FOR SALE
Completed in 1971, this is the earliest work in the artist's collection. Now 50+ years old, the painting has been in the family's possession and on display in the home for that entire period… except when loaned for public exhibition. The "Bugatti" painting was exhibited at the Studio's 20th anniversary exhibition at the National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada, USA in 2007. The painting then moved on to the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles, USA for a continuing public exhibition. The work is dated on the front as part of the artist signature as well as on the back.
A very small 10x10", gouache on paper board, matted image, about 18x18" overall framed.
"Push" ©Jay Koka
Push
by Jay Koka, © 2005
60”w x 36”, (150x90cm) acrylic on canvas
artist collection
NOT FOR SALE
"The Drift No2" ©Jay Koka
The Drift No2
by Jay Koka, © 2008
48”w x 16”, (120x40cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
NOT FOR SALE
The first Drift was a tightly rendered, relatively small gouache piece featuring a Jaguar XKD pictured at speed in a way that is difficult to focus upon. The difference in painting style of No2 is clearly evident in a side-by-side comparison... although the sense of speed and blur of color are still present in this newer work. "The Drift No2" features a Porsche Carrera GT at speed.
"Hey, Nice Car!" ©Jay Koka
Hey, Nice Car!
by Jay Koka, © 2009
44”w x 60”, (110x150cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
NOT FOR SALE
Jay Koka: "I was out on my bike (Ducati 999) in 2008 and I pulled up beside a female friend driving a beater. She didn't see me coming until I pulled up beside her and said… sarcastically… hey, nice car!"
This presented the idea for this very large 44x60" major work that premiered at AFAS Art Exhibition at Pebble Beach in 2009.
"Bored" ©Jay Koka
Bored
by Jay Koka, © 2010
54”w x 44”, (135x110cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
Jay Koka: "I got the idea for "Bored" while walking around the pit area of the track during the Cavallino Ferrari Classic event in West Palm Beach Florida in 2009. My wife Cathy has been to enough car shows and races to last at least two lifetimes and I often get the sense she would rather be somewhere else... just about anywhere else that does not involve cars."
The girl in this painting is not her, she just represents the idea... a person completely unimpressed and unmoved while surrounded by some pretty impressive wheels. A very large 54x44" major work that premiered at AFAS Art Exhibition at Pebble Beach in 2010.
"Cherry Ice Cream" ©Jay Koka
Cherry Ice Cream
by Jay Koka, © 2013
36”w x 24”, (90x60cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
Please contact the studio for pricing.
This painting of the Mercedes Benz SLR Stirling Moss was inspired by an early evening walk down Ocean Avenue in Carmel during "Car Week" on the way to dinner.
Look in the window of the art gallery and you will see some Koka originals including the 2012 Peter Helck Award winning Savannah No5 and "Hey, Nice Car!" from 2009. A 36x24" major work that premiered at AFAS Art Exhibition at Pebble Beach in 2013.
"Seven Tuks in Bangkok" ©Jay Koka
Seven Tuks in Bangkok
by Jay Koka, © 2015
44”w x 34”, acrylic on canvas, Artist Collection
NOT FOR SALE
In big tropical cities like Bangkok, tuk-tuks are the ubiquitous Taxi. Closer examination shows that first they are very different from each other and second that they perform an immense number of jobs. For example, in the painting there are a number of Taxi's but there are also a couple of "freight" tuks, sort of like small transport trucks that carry everything that can possibly be strapped, balance or wedged into their somewhat limited space. The 3rd and 7th from the left are "transport-Tuks". Jay Koka, "I came across this group of Tuks in Bangkok at what could best be described as a "tuk- stop", a watering hole for the locals."
"The Drift No3" ©Jay Koka
The Drift No3
by Jay Koka, © 2016
48”w x 22”, (120x55cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
"Hot" is the only word that can adequately describe the third in the Drift series. The Drift No3 follows the general concept of the very successful No1 of 2000 and No2 of 2008. All three are somewhat minimalist concentrating on the effect of speed on a car...but not in a straight line...more at the edge of a long drift. Each is also representative of the painting style of the period. Feartures the outstanding Porsche 918.
"Friday Night on Ocean - Later" ©Jay Koka
Friday Night on Ocean - Later
by Jay Koka, © 2017
60”w x 36”, (150x90cm) acrylic on canvas, Artist Collection
"Friday Night on Ocean - Later" is some minutes after "Friday Night on Ocean" on the same Carmel, California, Ocean Avenue corner. The first group has burned away and along comes a really nice Lamborghini Aventadore to take the space of the 918. That's a '66 Corvette convertible about to make the turn... added mainly because of the red light cast by its brake lights.
"At The Darwaza Gate" ©Jay Koka
At The Darwaza Gate
by Jay Koka, © 2018
48”w x 32”, (110x57cm) acrylic on canvas
The 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance featured a special exhibit of "Maharaja" cars from India. Fast forward to 2017 and another Koka Asian voyage leads to Agra, India on the grounds of an area commonly referred to as the Taj Mahal. Jay Koka: "To say it is beautiful is an understatement of epic proportions. It is the equal of "The Great Pyramid" and "Machu Picchu" in every sense of the word. The "Taj" is perhaps the most beautiful building I have ever seen. An odd thought when one considers that it is a mausoleum." The "Star of India" is now back in India in the hands of Maharaja Mandhatasinh Jadeja, grandson of the Maharaja of Rajkot, the original commissioner of the magnificent 1934 Rolls Royce Phantom II.
"Pictures of a White Dress Part 4" ©Jay Koka
Pictures of a White Dress Part 4
by Jay Koka, © 2020
34”w x 44”, (85x110cm) acrylic on canvas, artist collection
This work continues a series of paintings completed in 2020. Ultimately, four paintings were produced featuring the same model and setting with different automobiles. Part 4 depicts a 1959 Jaguar XK150.
"Longtails in Phuket" ©Jay Koka
Longtails in Phuket
by Jay Koka, © 2021
44”w x 34”, acrylic on canvas, Artist Collection
NOT FOR SALE
A 2017 trip to the Thai peninsula resulted in first, the 2018 painting "Welcome to Patong Beach" and later "Longtails in Phuket" in 2021. The magnificent beach and nearby dock is crowded with these boats called "long-tails". Named because of the exceptionally long drive shaft leading to the prop...as much as 2 meters or more...creating the appearance of a "tail" while in motion. The engine (with prop shaft) can be rotated 180 degrees as shown in this work to store the assembly while docked. The engines are mainly secondhand car and truck engines making purchase and ongoing maintenance economical. Hugely popular, they are not however unique to Thailand, seen throughout Southeast Asia.
"On The Nile" ©Jay Koka
On The Nile
by Jay Koka, © 2021
44”w x 34”, acrylic on canvas, Artist Collection
NOT FOR SALE
A long trip to Egypt that included 6 days on a boat from Aswan to Luxor created an intimate experience of the Nile River. Described as the heart and soul of Egypt, it flows through the country's center with magnificent ancient monuments on each river bank.
The gift of the Nile is its rich soil and each bank is devoted to agriculture... but the desert, especially the edge of the Sahara... is never far from the river's edge and almost always in view.
The painting captures the warmth and languid feel of a relaxing afternoon as you float down the river.
"On The Nile 2 - Esna" ©Jay Koka
On The Nile 2 - Esna
by Jay Koka, © 2025
44”w x 34”, acrylic on canvas, Artist Collection
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Following up on "On The Nile" a second work was a long time coming, about 12 years in fact... but here it is again floating down my favourite river. This time, capturing a few of the incredible number of Nile cruisers at the port of Esna. Esna is on the west bank south of Luxor .
"Parking" ©Jay Koka
"Parking"
Title: Parking
24x18" acrylic on canvas
by Jay Koka, © 2025
Perhaps best know for being one of the streets that surround the Paris Opera House Palais Garnier, Boulevard Haussmann presents a wonderful example of the heart of Paris. A leisurely walk down the Boulevard one morning in 2013 presented the view captured in the painting "Parking".
"I knew there was a painting in the scene the moment I saw it, it just took me 3 years to get to it."