Illustration Friday: Cars

When I heard this week's topic: cars I thought of this image. I drew it in the lobby of a movie theatre as we were waiting to see Spiderman III. It wasn't a bad movie. I enjoyed it, although, as the lights went down, every once in a while, I would open my sketchbook and continue with the light from the screen. The New York City backdrop was inspired by the movie.

Illustration Friday: Signs

My class finals are over and I'm free for the summer. I took two college courses this semester and it kept me really busy. I just completed my last final for the semester last night. Yippee! I can feel the elation of this little doggy at the neighborhood dog park sign. Have a good week everyone.

Illustration Friday: Citrus

Citrus everywhere. Here's my submission for this week's IF.

Illustration Friday: Neighbor

I've been really busy these days but never too busy to get something in for this week's IF. Can you imagine sitting between these two guys for a five hour trip? Now that's what I call "neighborly" love!

Illustration Friday: Remember

My daughter took her annual "Star" test last week which inspired me to draw this image. The "Star" test is a state run test which measures the student and her schools' proficiency when compared to other students throughout the nation. My day it was called the "Stanford Achievement Test". I remember the stress that we went through every year and now I see my daughter going through the same. I guess some things never change!

Sketchbook Entry: Sheriff

A little something from my sketchbook.

Reach for the sky bad guy!

Illustration Friday: Polar

Today, my family and I attended the Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco's Japantown. Riding the city bus in order to get there (since the parking was horendus), it gave me the opportunity to generate ideas for this week's IF theme: "Polar". I observed one dapper guy carrying a business bag similar to the one pictured above. I drew this drawing while enjoying the sunny skies and spectacular San Francisco weather. It was forcasted to have rained today, but it didn't.

I considered myself fortunate to be living in an area with such a great climate. You see, I never lived in an area where temperatures drop below freezing, let alone snow! I imagined how it would be to be walking to work in the snow. The background is the portion of Japantown that I sketched while waiting for the parade to begin. We all had a memorable time thanks to the great weather!