Griffith Park

 

Hung out at the Trails Cafe in Griffith Park with a friend. Had fun people watching and painting.  I gotta hike that trail to the Observatory soon.

 

 

Then, went to the Alcove for a nice lunch. busy busy there. 

Jaguar E-Type

196? Jaguar E-Type

"At last, something beautiful you can truly own"  - Don Draper

This is an homage to Madmen. If you have been following the show, you know what this is about. 

A Jaguar can save your life. Apologies for the blue subject, but this episode (show) is still fresh in my head.

Mercedes-Benz

1963 Mercedes-Benz 230SL

1966 MIURA

1966  Lamborghini Miura

 

1960 was a great decade for amazing designs. My quick sketch
 of one of my favorite cars.

take down

the art of karate

Africa Map version 2

After the Map of Africa was published in the Travel + Leisure, I got an email from a man who saw the piece and wanted a painting of Africa, just like it - with some more animals... It was missing gorillas.

So I was commissioned to do this second version. I was happy with the final.

I've recently been working on several maps with John Sheppard over at Travel + Leisure. I had a blast working on them. Plus, it almost felt like I got to travel to these places...almost.

This first one was on Africa. It was for a safari adventure, and needed a map that fit that theme.
We went with a modernized version of those vintage maps with little animals on them. It was a full page spread, with the title above and call outs around the sides.