POSTER BOY

 It's strange but true that Saab owners really love their cars...so much so that once in a while an owner wants a commissioned artwork from Jack. This makes Jack very happy to do something besides the greasy work on Saab engines and transmissions.

 The Canadian Saab owner wanted his 4 (yeah four) Saabs in the picture along with his favorite grain elevator and some Manitoba scenery. 

 Got markers? Yes, you can do fine art and poster art with good markers...the kind that give your wife headaches they are so toxic, even with the windows opened. Some of these are from when Jack was at Art Center...say circa 1976 or so. "They don't make 'em like the used to!" says Jack. Well there is probably a reason for that but I'm sure the fumes have killed all the spiders in the room! Even the dog and cat won't stay in the studio with him!

Here you can see the large areas of color...some like the blue are opaque watercolor or gouache (rhymes with squash). This is showing the poster after 2 days out of three or so of work...one to trace in all the elements, one for laying in the large color and one or maybe two for doing the cars and "noodle-ing." 

Oh, and did I mention the motor noises coming from the studio?...A necessary part of the artistic process, I'm told. Vrooom, vroooom!