Sunday, August 21, 2011

Hardly-Ableson

1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead.   "They Leak Oil"
I'm pretty sure that's the name of a David Mann Painting.
All I can say is what I've learned with this 1955 Harley-Davidson Panhead.
The tires are always flat.

Corvette: A Word Is Worth A Thousand Pictures

Another artist who really inspires me, is George Trosley.
Not only does he have the talent to create images wriggling with life, he's made the jump from "underground" to "main-stream". 
My 1978 Corvette still has the original pop-out roof panels. It is possible that the rear view mirrors are also original, but I don't remember. virtually every body panel has been mercilessly stretched into absolutely comical proportions. The impregnant Radial T/A rolling stock barely escapes constant roasting from the Zoomie Pipes, the engine pushes its head skyward, distorting the hood panels as it goes. It is almost impossible to drive this car because the visibility is so poor (Despite this, I can honestly say it's gotten no trouble from the Sheriff or Highway Patrol).
Although fiberglass mat is usually used for glass body mods, this entire car was created from notebook paper and ink.



1940 Ford Coupe Does a Wheelie

My 1940 Ford coupe, Chopped. I've had this one since 1988, it hasn't seen the light of day once in all these years. Still in great condition as you see, there is absolutely no rust at all. The Gasser Look was popular at the time, and many cars with very good independent suspensions were converted with old Econoline Van axles. This was done to get most of the weight onto the lousy back tires we had, to hopefully improve grip. My '40 has Zoomie Headers, Big n Littles, a GMC 6-71 supercharger, and a hefty set of wheelie bars, which it very much needs, as you can see.

The Tudors

Nicer cars than people. My fender less 32 Ford Tudor HighBoy. Notice the finned Buick brake drums, King Bee headlights, dropped axle, filled top. Pinched frame rails really clean up the nose.

This Cat's Truck

A Chevy Truck cartoon.

Relax

Setting cats on fire is funny, as long at you don't really do it. This is a great example of how comedy works.

Hot Business tip

"Try to meet your own needs, as well as your client's. This is the path to success"

4WD

Time for Granny Low.

Yum

"Where IS that can of catfood?"

Fushigi Magic Floating Ball Secrets

It's called "contact juggling", and I think it may possibly be very, very lame. I could be wrong.

Menlo Park Survivor

In 1992, I was a quality inspector for Applied Immune Sciences. The company did a staged move to a new facility, leaving a small bunch of us behind for several months. We decided we needed T-shirts to solidify our little group of 15 employees. 
I did this artwork, and inked it in full color. Then we placed an order, -for 200 shirts!
The whole company wanted one. Mine's long gone to threads and discarded, but I'm lucky enough to own the original artwork. This drawing has not been seen in almost 20 years.