WildcatOne Art

[wildcatone]

I made this illustration as a front page graphic for a test website called "Wheelstanding.com" a couple of years ago. It's the "Frantic 4" Weekly-Rivero-Fox & Holding dragster drawn from the cover of the '64 Car Craft Winternationals issue. Something about the picture didn't seem right to me, though. I kept thinking, what's going on with that picture that it keeps bothering me? Then I realized...the cover picture of the Car Craft magazine was "flopped"...flipped over backwards and printed and published that way. The steering arm was on the right side of the car and the oil filter was missing from the side of the engine where it should be. I'd had that magazine for 46 years with the intention of some day drawing the dragster and it wasn't until I was actually drawing it that I realized what it was...I just took what I'd drawn up to that point and "reflected" it over. Now it's at least righted! Everybody have a great weekend. Drawn in FreeHand MX. WC1

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[wildcatone]

Just finished this this morning, I went to art school with Frank.  He's had his shop ever since the early 70s.  He gets best-appearing a lot.  Great guy, too.  WC1

[wildcatone]

Finished up Dale's Racer of the Week deal and made a picture of Chipper, Pee Wee's dog, out of 2 pictures that a buddy took.

[Mr. Jean]

Nice job on the dog John. At first glance, I though it was just 3 different shots.

[wildcatone]

Just finalized 23T's feature as Racer of the Week for August 26th!  Life is good!  WC1

Picture edited, finished this evening.

[wildcatone]

A friend of mine's wife went into hospice today.  He asked me to make a graphic for the inevitable services.  I spent the last 3 days making this.  He loves it, but I don't want anything more added to it.  I called the place I used to work at to see about having it printed and mounted...something I said I'd never do, but my friend Sylvester said he'd pay for it if they charge for it, then the friend who asked me to make it said he'd pay for it also.  So I have backup.  Life is good.  WC1

File is too big.  I'll make it smaller tomorrow and post it.

Made the file smaller, I am sure it will show up good...

[wildcatone]

Here's the graphic for next Monday's show.  Rocky Ausec!