JoAnn Bortles is an award winning custom painter, airbrush artist, car builder, journalist, and book author with over 30 years of experience in the automotive industry. JoAnn has won numerous awards for her work including some of the top custom painting awards in the country. In 1998, 2005, and 2012 her work won Best Motorcycle Paint of the Year. A '39 she flamed won PPG’s Top Five Most Outstanding Paint Award in 206. Her work has taken home many Best of Shows and First Place awards around the World, including several “Best Paint” and “Best of Show”, at the Goodguys Car Shows. And many Best of Shows and First Place awards at the Easyriders and Harley Davidson Bike Shows.