Guts...

Hats off to the guys in the side hacks. No control, just along for the ride...

The sport of the future...

1-1-11

Wow, another decade passed. It truly seems like just a year ago, that everybody was so concerned about Y2K. Time flies, faster the older you get. As a product of the 1900's, my head is still firmly planted there, in just about everything that I do, from my work, to my interests. However, it won't be to very long, before I will have lived as long in this century, as in the last. I guess the point is irrelevant, we are on the fast track, and before you know it, 2020 will be here ( that's if the Mayans are wrong ). Plenty of time left to create, I just need to keep up! Happy New Year to everyone, May the next decade be very productive for us all...

New Years Eve dinner...

The last job of the decade...

The Shovelhead tins that I just finished up for Mr. Burbon. Copper leaf and paint. As usual, the camera does not pick up the colors accurately, but I can assure you it is bright. I can't wait to see these cleared. The last job of 2010...

Today's T & A's

Bonneville Speed Week 2010 - Milestone Hot Rods

Cool to see the car that I lettered for Logan on the salt...

Zoot Posters...

Zoot Posters. As a youngster, I remember looking through the dirt bike magazines, and seeing the Zoot Posters add. I wanted them all, but the only one that I ended up getting, was the Danny "Magoo" Chandler "Visible Maico". Sure brings back the memories...

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Hero's...

Older lettering job re-visited...

Yesterday I went out to the Dusi Vineyard, to deliver the show card sign that I had painted below. In front of the office, sits a 36' International truck that I had lettered some years back. This truck had been painted several times over the years, with brush, and later spray paint from a can. They winery wanted the Dusi name lettered on the doors, and aged, to look as if it had been there for years. The truck is very cool but rough, and the owners use it as "yard art" for the winery. As it sits, with the weather beating on it, it looks more and more like the lettering has always been there. This is a bitchin' pick-up, and it deserves to be preserved, but for now it serves it's purpose, and I am very pleased that nobody would think that I lettered it recently...

One more for the holliday...

Merry Christmas....

From the vaults...

Christmas Eve...

Back to the roots...

Hand lettered show card signs. Up until the mid eighty's, when vinyl plotters over took the sign industry, hand lettered show cards were the main cheap form of signage. I can remember as a kid being in the grocery store, and everything from the meat prices, to the sale items were listed on signs like these. This last week, I was asked to do an old time show card sign for a local band. I had forgotten how quick and easy these were to blow out. Single stroke letters with a quick drop shadow. Quite effective, I think I'll do these more often...

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Alibi / Elkhorn

Some pictures from last night. Everyone looks possessed, I'm not quite sure how that happened? We started out at the shop, with some BBQ & beverages. At some point we ended up at the Elkhorn bar. One great thing about where our shop is located, is that just across a vacant lot, is one great dive bar with $1.50 PBR's on tap (quite convenient). Overall it was one great night...

***********Party Tonight @ The Alibi***********

American Vanstand...

Todays Tailgate...