Thursday, November 2, 2017

SKUNK TRAIN

11 1/2" x 16"
Uniball pen, Fude brush, Faber Castell brushes, Dr Ph Martin Bombay black India ink and Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush in Stillman & Birn Zeta sketchbook

"Smells like a skunk.  Well, not really. The nickname originated in 1925 when motorcars were introduced.  These single unit, self propelled motorcars had gasoline powered engines for power and pot bellied stoves burning crude oil to keep passengers warm.  The combination of the fumes created a very pungent odor, and the old timers living along the rail line said these trains were like skunks:  "You could smell 'em before you could see 'em".
(From ride the skunk train)

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

PORTRAIT OF CHRISTINA GUSEK

16" x 11"
Uniball pen, Fude brush, Faber-Castell Brush pens and Kuretake white ink in Hand:Book sketchbook

This was drawn from a scene in the movie "Pigheaded" which is the biography of the great cartoonist Skip Williamson. All proceeds of this movie go to the S. Clay Wilson Special Needs Trust.  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pigheaded

Sunday, October 29, 2017

PALACE SALOON FERNDALE CALIFORNIA

11 1/2" x 8 "
Uniball pen, watercolor, Dr. Ph Martin Bombay India ink and Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush in Stillman& Birn sketchbook