Another sketch from “British Car Day” – or “How to spend an entire evening on a drawing you meant to take 20 minutes, while single-handedly contributing to an ink shortage in your area…”
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Lotus 23
…drew this from a photo I took at the British Car Day in Bronte Provincial Park this past Sunday – don’t know that I have ever seen a car so “low”- if you lose the roll bar it’s only slightly above knee height… amazing.
No idea…
Not sure what this is – but I often think fondly of a vehicle like this when I’m stuck in traffic…
E Type Sketch
This is a sketch I’ve taken quite a long time on – I want to do a large scale painting of this, and this is part of the preparation (taking a break from F1 cars for a bit, when I’ve finished my current piece). The sketch is based on three separate images. The spokes areContinue reading “E Type Sketch”
Polski Fiat (Colour)
A rather “too careful” colour rendition of the earlier Polski Fiat sketch.
Old House, Old Montreal…
Sat on at Pub terrace to draw this one – and the perspective mistakes have nothing to do with my beer consumption!! This is a tricky sketch because of the “double” downhill slant to the front corner of the building… I made the mistake of starting there and building up – if I’d been smart,Continue reading “Old House, Old Montreal…”
Leica
Thought I’d take a break from cars… lovely piece of design this.
ME109
As Promised (though a day late) another Messerschmitt… (a 109) it’s a quick sketch and the discriminating amongst you will complain about the elipse of the rear wheel as compared to the tail-plane… My bad. First plane I’ve sketched in a while – good fun!
Messerschmitt K175
…I’ll bet you that if McDonnell Douglas ever built a car, it won’t be this cute… another Messerschmitt tomorrow, but this time a plane…
Indian Engine
A sketch of an engine from an Indian board track racer circa 1916 or thereabout…
Caught in my headlights 