When I was a teenager, I went through a bike phase. This was in the early 2000s, at the peak of the West Coast Choppers / American Chopper TV show popularity. I never owned one, but I definitely thought the custom motorcycles of the 1960s and 1970s had the coolest vibe. I draw a lot…
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This year has been full of Sharpie hot rod drawings, which is quickly becoming a favorite style for me. Last week, I needed a quick and easy sketch and I found it with this flathead hot rod drawing. The pre-war cars have a lot of complexity in the contours of the body panels and in…
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Back in the 1950s, Pontiac was perceived as the old man car brand. As the muscle car era began to emerge, General Motors pursued a path to rebranding the marque into a more athletic image. Throughout the course of the 1960s, Pontiac partnered with a variety of dealerships to sponsor factory race cars, as most…
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I was so happy with the way this Corvette turned out that I thought I’d try drawing another car in a complex perspective with multiple vanishing points. While simple, the early 1930s Ford coupes also have a lot of complex angles and curves. Here’s an early 1930s hot rod coupe drawing from above. I’m particularly…
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Last week when I was looking for a Corvette to draw, I found a photo of a C2 Corvette taken from the perspective of the top but cantilevered slightly to the side. I thought it was probably the most difficult perspective to draw due to its complexity. I do like a good challenge, and I…
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I’ve been really enjoying making these quick Sharpie sketches. I’m hoping that they will be a hit at shows this summer and will excite Corvette and hot rod lovers. Recently, I found a picture of this Corvette drag car and thought it would make a great candidate for a C2 Corvette Sharpie drawing. I started…
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People seem to either really love or really hate fox body Mustangs. Like most cars from the 1980s, they have a very distinct angular design. The fox platform ran relatively unchanged from 1979 through 2004, with the fox-body styling up through 1993. Of the fox-body cars, the “four eye” cars are my favorite. To commemorate…
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I love Mopars. One of my favorite cars is the Plymouth Roadrunner. I vividly remember my first time visiting the drag strip with my friends. It was my birthday and I was about ten years old. We were walking through the pit area of Kilkare dragway, and a tubbed 1969 Roadrunner rumbled up behind us…
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Since it’s winter here in Michigan with few options for shows and festivals, I’m stocking up on inventory for when the weather gets warmer. Last year, I had a lot of requests for first generation Chevy Camaros. I made these sketches in January to be made into prints, but some customers want an original drawing.…
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A few weeks ago, our power went out on a Friday night. In the middle of winter. In Michigan. For twelve hours! It got pretty cold in here, and the TV wasn’t very useful, so I drew a picture. Usually, I’ll use a photo on my computer for reference, but that wasn’t happening, either. So,…
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