This Week’s Hot Rod Sketches

We still have a few more art shows to prepare for this year before it gets cold in Michigan. Most of my work takes four hours minimum, so I sell them for a little over $100. I’m working toward creating inventory that I can safely sell to casual buyers for as little as $40, provide a quality product, but only spend 30-45 minutes drawing. That said, here are some of this week’s hot rod sketches that fall into that category.

I’m not a huge Corvette fan, but I really love the C1 cars, and especially customs. This is a Midcentury-flavored C1 Corvette with a bubble top drawn in Micron pens and Sharpie markers. The black and white style on toned paper is hands-down my favorite, but this black and white on white paper using negative values is quickly falling into my second favorite style.

At a few shows, I’ve gotten some requests for tractors – I’ve done a few tractors in the past, but here’s a quick-sketch 1940s Farmall I’ll have available at shows coming up. Like the Corvette, the Farmall is drawn using Micron pens and Sharpie markers on white marker paper. I had fun playing with the lighting and shading on the body and engine on the tractor.

Farm trucks are always pretty popular because of their appeal to both car-guys and people who like farm and country decor. This is a 1946 Ford Ton and a Half drawn in Micron and Sharpie. I added an old barn and silo up on the hill.

Finally, I drew this late 1970s Dodge Street Van. I have a thing for station wagons and muscle vans and this one really hits for me. In the ’70s, this stepped brown and yellow paint scheme was popular. I added zoomie side pipes and dog dish caps over steel wheels.

That’s it for this week’s hot rod sketches. I still need to take inventory for next week’s show – we’ll be vending at the Frankenmuth AutoFest. If you’re in Michigan, stop by and say hi!