CAB's Coupe

Piece commissioned by legendary skateboard master, Steve Caballero. Portrait of his Model-A, in a twilight setting.... I was astounded to have the master contact me, and request some artwork! (...and he even swapped me for a piece of his art! COOL!) I began with about 20 thumbnail sketches, and then scanned in the most likely candidate, re-drawing the car in Illustrator, using a variety of reference photos to get details right... the background was inspired by thinking back to days skating behind a friend's house at night... adding mountains and palms, as well as the dragon statue, as an homage to CAB's deck art through the years.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it.... it was a labor of love and patience, and I wanted it to be a standout in my portfolio, much as CAB ius a standout human being.