Category: Marker Sketches

This is an old Jeep we saw at Cars and Coffee recently – it’s funny to see the looks on peoples’ faces when you walk past their McLaren to look at an old clapped out Jeep, but it just had so much character!  

What has the aerodynamic aptitude of a brick, a paint job ostentatious enough for Tony Stark and deafening side pipes…? I love the sense of freedom that is symbolized by the van era of the ’70s. I also love the shear disregard for reverence of traditional hot rodding – I mean who hot rods a…
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If you’ve never seen the 1971 movie Two Lane Blacktop, make sure to rent it. The movie, like many from the sixties and seventies has no plot, but features a couple of nomads in a home-built 1955 Chevy racing the antagonist (aptly named “GTO”) across the country in a 1970 Judge. Both cars are iconic.…
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Car manufacturers of old, especially in the ’50s, favored design over business and function and took risks. The ’70 Coronet follows that tradition.  This grille layout was available only one year – the triangular grill is very aggressive and appropriate for a high horsepower muscle car of that era, and completely throws out the rules…
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Trying out different marker stroke methods on these two. The Fury came out very cartoonish. Also, who draws a ’71 Coronet wagon, Grandma!?

Just trying out some different styles, shading methods, and color contrasts on these ’50 Packards. Also added a Toyota Land Cruiser – Jessie and I recently got back from Alaska where lots of people drive Land Cruisers.

This is a 2008 GT500 owned by a coworker – I made this sketch for him to display on his desk.

I’ve always thought the FJ Cruiser was a unique and rugged looking rig. Dig on the triple windshield wipers…and they came with a manual trans option! Here’s a sketch I made of one: