True story! I did my best to remember this guy and draw him as accurately as I could. While out walking my dog one day I passed this guy doing yard work. I did all I could to slow down as I passed in order to properly etch his image in my brain! I'm pretty sure I made up most of his face because, honestly, I wasn't really looking there. Another innacuracy is the leaf blower...he wasn't using one but it's so much more phallic than a rake! :)He got something out of his yellow pick-up and, in my deductive genius, I realized that he didn't live at the house to whose yard he was attending. "Crap," I thought. "I'll never see this guy again." Well, it just so happened that the very next morning I was looking out my front window and he drove past in his very big, yellow truck! Perhaps I may see Yard Man again...tending to someone's unkempt lawn!
On another note, this drawing is almost part two of a previous post celebrating the outdoor workman! Part one was this roofing guy and I can assure you there will be more. Just yesterday I rode past a guy checking the wiring in one of thos outdoor electrical box thingies...I saw London and France and more than just his underpants!
cheers,
j.
7 comments:
Well, maybe you should think about letting YOUR yard get a little overgrown, then Mr. Yellow truck can come over and 'blow' you a little?
Trim your hedges?
Bag your leaves?
Tend to your...garden?
Fence in your backyard --okay, that's pushing it, but I think you get the picture...
I experience all the time, whether it's some sweet construction worker or the two incredibly HOT, young garbagemen that pick up the trash on my street. Yes, people; Hot. Young. Garbagemen. That just ain't right.
If I could draw, I think I'd spend an awful lot of time trying to commit memorable guys I'd seen on the tube to the page. I envy that you can do that. And I envy you your yellow truck man! (Also if I could draw, I think I'd spend a lot of time trying to get the courage up to ask these gorgeous men if they'd let me draw them.)
In response to the above poster: garbagemen can be seriously hot, in my experience. But I don't think there's any steamy fantasies to be had about them that don't involve a hot shower first.
Klahd - I almost titled the post "Blowing leaves me breathless!" but thought a)it was too dirty and b)the pun was lost! Also, there's nothing wrong with checking out the garbage men! I agree with Andrew, a shower should come first...but there's no reason they should be showering alone!
Andrew - Ah, the old "Come up to my room and I'll show you my etchings" bit! I've often thought of asking a hottie if I might draw him. Photographers do it all the time...it's just a matter of confidence, I figure. A business card would probably help with credibility, too. Hmmm...
Francois - I'm ashamed of you! Looking at boring old architecture when entire crews of hungarian construction men are going about shirtless! Tsk tsk! :)
(Hope you at least had a good trip.)
Thanks all!
j.
Dear Bone,
Love, love your work. Found it today. Put the JLA Locker Room comic up on my blog.
Doug
Hairybears - Many thanks!
Jockalot - Also many thanks!
I need to do more Hero locker rooms, I think.
j.
Mmmmyes, now that's how it's done. This is absolutely amazing. Gawd! I wish you'd do a tutorial or something on how you do this stuff. Give us an insight into genius at work.
Voltaire - Aw shucks...thanks...
A tutorial might be fun. More than a few people have asked me about the half-tone colour screen (it's a filter in photoshop)and some have also requested I stop using it. :)
I'm working on a drawing of an electrician with nice dimples...I'll keep the tutorial in mind as I ink and colour it.
j.
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