automotive fine artist
Sunni Combs
Scottsdale, Arizona - 17 Years of painting cars and counting
Seventeen years ago, Sunni Combs picked up a paint brush and painted a car. She hasn't stopped since.
What began as a private obsession became a practice. What became a practice became a body of work that now hangs in the homes of collectors, enthusiasts, and marque loyalists across the globe - and caught the attention of her favorite manufacturer along the way.
the story
The Art. The Cars. The Obsession.
Sunni's relationship with cars isn't aesthetic - it's visceral. A lifetime spent dreaming of machines that move, sound, and feel unlike anything else on earth translated naturally into a need to capture them. Acrylic on canvas became the medium because nothing else held the reflections, the speed blur, the weight of a car the way paint on a physical surface does.
Her specialty is Porsche - not because it was a calculated niche, but because Porsches are what she loves. That specifically shows in the work. Collectors who own the cars she paints recognize details in her paintings that photographs miss. That's not technique, that's seventeen years of paying attention.
In 2021 she formalized what had always been true - that this was the work, not a hobby - and launched Speed and Canvas as a bespoke commissioned painting practice. Since then her client list has grown to include private collectors, Porsche dealers, and partnerships with Porsche USA and AutoTrader.
beyond the studio
She didn't just paint the GT4RS. She painted it until she owned one.
The 718 Cayman GT4RS has been painted for more of her clients than any other car - a fixation that began the moment it was released, long before owning one felt like a realistic ambition. In November 2025, that changed. And recently, she used her own car, dubbed 'Sharky' as the live subject for a painting that belongs to no one but her. She also keeps a 2018 Macan in the garage - purchased specifically for transporting canvases. When people ask if she's serious about this, the two Porsches tend to answer for her. Some obsessions have a way of completing themselves.
2 commissions availble in 2026
Ready to Begin?
Commissions are accepted by application only and awarded based on project fit. If your car has a story worth telling, I'd like to hear it.
Not every inquiry becomes a commission. That's by design.