Issue #14 Renegade Magazine!

My grandfather (who is still alive and 96!) always told me to never take myself too seriously..SO, I won’t…BUT, he never told me not to be proud! Hence, this BLAST into the “KOOL NUZE”.
To all of you peeps out there that have followed me over the past several years…RENEGADE finally hit the stands..This “grassroots” movement finally made it!
I started with the magazine in its infancy because I believed in it….simple~ I have poured my heart into it for almost 4 years, not just as the feature writer…but now, editor…what a fantastic trip!
Issue #13.5 ripped off of the shelves…batter UP!...here comes #14 right down YOUR THROAT…nostalgia drags, Wilson & Steeley’s ’32 Deuce, HEAVY REBEL, Rumbler’s, the bare metal shoebox dropped in the weeds..and the topping on the banana split?!...Michael Ulman as the Artist feature! This amazing fellow from the Boston area will blow your mind, plus see his work in the upcoming MAD MAX….grab a scrip., we are here to stay!
We NEVER wanted to look like anyone else; we will give you imagery that you haven’t seen. We are motorcycles, hot rods, bands, tattoo and the pure KULTURE..all of which…wraps all of us into ONE!

This scene does not belong to the rat-rodders, nor the purists’..it belongs to EVERYONE..we ARE here to share the common philosophy that “if it rolls, and you are proud of it?!”….well then, enough said~~!
Please enjoy….we all have gas in our veins….it’s quite simple actually~~~~!
• Disclaimer~Thanks for letting me spill it all out without worrying about commas’, semi-colons and proper punctuation…I’ll save that for the magazine!
Rod~ON!
s. @ 669

'74 Charger

It's VERY cool when you are asked by a client to draw up a car they no longer own. Hence, this '74. While drawing this up, I shared with her the progress..She was delighted and said it brought her back to the time that she owned it..."how much she loved that car" and having a rendering of it made her get "those feelings all over again!"..It's an honor and a pleasure to be able to draw something up and have it affect them in such a positive way, it NEVER gets old...So here it is!

ROD~ON!

669 makes it to the U.K. !

669 makes it into PINSTRIPING & Kustom Graphics Magazine...thisd is a magazine based out of the United Kingdom, very delighted to have some page time and spread the "669 Gospel"...ROD~ON!

"The Hayseed"

this Vette aka, "The HAYSEED"ripped up the strip in the late 60's and early 70's...it was a major treat and honor when i was asked to draw it up.

better late then never~~!

i am going to get back at this "Kool Nuze" on a much more regular basis. so let's start off with a "start-2-finish", shall we?...many times i receive comments and messages about what type of illustration program i use, or what type of trace format do i like the best? truth be told, this artwork is not generated with a trace program..and nope, it's not clip art in an illustration program eiter..yes, it's actually conceived from my noggin' and out through a pencil..an actual pencil..from there it's groomed to its final fit and finish. in the near future i will be working with some new software with the hopes of not taking my art to a "new level" but rather taking it in another direction..a new texture, a new look. but back to this post, enjoy this start to finish of a job i finished not too long ago.

ROLLING BONES Hot Rod open house

http://http://www.streetrodderweb.com/events/1102sr_rolling_bones_garage_night_open_house_2011/index.html
it was a very cool shin~dig! visit the link above and check it OUT!
ROD~ON!

RENEGADE MAGAZINE ISSUE 12

be sure to visit http://www.renegademagazine.com/ and grab the latest issue, #12. packed from front to back will killer coverage of the HOT ROD FALLOUT 4, Viva Las Vegas...artisty feature on the notorious artist J~BIRD...awesome motorcycles, stories and all the beautiful renegade ladies....KICK~IT! ~669