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This 1949 Hudson Commodore was the automobile used in the film, "Driving Miss Daisy." This is drawn with colored pencil in shades of purples, blue and gold. Drawn on Arches, 100% rag watercolor cold press paper.

When I was the manager of the Historic Canton Theatre, live stage productions, we had this show for several seasons. I took advantage of the time it was parked near the theater and captured some great images of this wonderful automobile as the sun was setting. I used the photos as models to create this piece. From the mirror finish to the textures in the brick wall, this is one of my best colored pencil drawings.

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``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I was a cartographic draftsman by trade. I would work 8-10 hours daily on engraving a contour map with a hand held, .002 line engraver for up to 200 hours, depending on the terrain being mapped. Drawing tools have become an extension of my hand. My daily work, for over 20 years, touched on all parts of mapping, from surveyors’ notes to map folding. This daily environment was a constant honing of eye/hand skills. I have 7 basic forms that guide me, square, round, elliptical, triangle, hexagon, oval and rectangle. Master the line...