Equipping your lifestyle
with horsepower-driven’
gear-jammin’
hair-flyin’ design™
- SINCE 1978 -
Always Hand-Crafted
My name is
Matt Beckner
29 years in construction & fine woodworking, 18 years as a Graphic Designer, & 14 years as a professional pinstriper and signwriter.
I am nothing new to this craft.
So many have come before me, and so many will come after me.
I am only thankful to those who have steered me in the right direction after my failures. People like Rody Kuschnereit who helped straighten out my shaky lines, Jack "The Italian" Giachino who drove creativity into my design, and Todd Hanson who brought order to the way a design is laid out and the order of color.
I have built a business up and have seen it fall. I have succeeded... and I have failed. My greatest achievement is my family, my friends, and my craft. All of it is for god's glory.
-Philippians 1:21-
A.S. in Graphic Design & Computer Animation
Certified Motorcycle Tech
Been Happenin’
Design Studio
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A large art piece to be hung in a restaurant featuring the “Luchador” theme. A piece I was inspired by the great Nacho Libre movie.
Chapter 1 of an epic story of how sometimes getting the things you always wanted end up becoming the darkest times in your life. A story of redemption…
The Hemi Roadrunner that got me published for the first time. Over a decade has past and with the end of Muscle Car Review magazine, I figured that I could post the article.
A small collection of the many photos I took from the Hot Rod Dirt Drags over the past few years.
A step by step article written for Pinstriping and Kustom Graphics Magazine back in 2019. Learn what NOT to do… LOL
For personal gain?… For bragging rights?… Or for something much greater? Why do we bother? Lot’s of questions, but here’s my answer.
A Step-by-Step Feature! See how Matt comes up with his version of the iconic “Mr. Horsepower” woodpecker.
My chance to honor drag racing history on this 1940’s Willys pinstripe project.
A legendary pinstripe gathering that put Alamosa Colorado on the map!
A blank canvas just sitting in the garage for over 10 years… then this happens.
Sometimes scribbling on the desk works to your benefit. I found that out as I striped on my easle…
I have always dreamed of having a place to sell the stuff I dream up… well, I think the time has come to start a store.
Time to “equip” your lifestyle with some hand made art by Matt Beckner… Get Beckner Equipped!