Croissant

It's always a treat to start of the day by eating a croissant. I prefer them with strawberry marmalade, although a little butter with sugar tastes almost as good.

Pen and watercolor.

Deja Vu

As I was making sketches this week for a drawing I plan to make about different kinds of bread, I had this deja vu of drawings I've made about 15 years ago. My nephew, who owns several bakery-stores, asked me to make drawings for a series of ads he was planning to place in the local newspaper. The drawings were supposed to be used all year round, so I made several different ones. Themes were: Christmas, Eastern, New Years Eve, and so on, and so on. Luckily I've found a print in my archive to share with you, cause the original drawings are long lost. No one knows what happened with them. Maybe they show up at an auction when my work becomes famous...

Happy New Year!

Whisky drawing

Ford Transit Mark 1

Just another van I remember from my childhood days: the Ford Transit. This version is called the Mark 1. It was quite a sensation when it was introduced, because word was spread it could tow a broken truck when necessary. I tried to find evidence of that on the net, but couldn't find any confirmation. Above that, according to the guys of Top Gear, the Transit was often used by criminals for robberies. It was spacious and had a lot of motorpower to make a fast runaway...
The Transit is still in production, although not in the same design I've drawn it.

Pen, ink and a slash of watercolor.

Whisky tour

At this time of the year I often develop an appetite for whisky. As does my father-in-law. We are planning to make a whisky tour in Scotland next year, not by our own car, but by bus. Looks a bit more sensible to us, although we're not notorious in our drinking habits. Just nipping is good enough.
To get in the mood I made this sketch, but I think it would be much better to make a ink and watercolor piece out of it.

Renault Estafette

What me intriguied most at the Renault Estafette was the sliding door on the driver's side. As a young child I remember the postal office used these vans as did several other companies delivering goods at my parent's store. The sliding door was a very practical solution, because the driver could get in and out the van without having to open the door everytime.
The engine of the Estafette was dramatically underpowered, so it was mostly used for quick deliveries rather for movements of large and heavy loads.
Pen and ink, washed with watercolor.