Another John illustration ... for Father's Day. The motorcycle is wonderfully detailed ... and yes, it is launching vertically. It hit the ramp and is now flying straight up.
I love the rider, tongue out, helmet flying off.
This picture has what seems to be a signature of John's illustrations, the bird flying overhead, surveying the scene, wondering what is going on.
And there's a wonderful expression on this dude's face. The thought balloon requires some explanation.
The story goes, I bought an after-market seat for my motorcycle, because the stock seat hurt my back. I was looking for something with low back support.
When I bought the new seat, Carolyn asked, "Does it give you the low back support that you were looking for?"
I said, "It does. Well, really, it's more 'upper butt support' than 'low back support'..."
The kids, hearing this conversation, laughed aloud. Whenever we talk about motorcycles, motorcycle seats, riding motorcycles with a passenger, riding motorcycles with luggage, riding motorcycles long distances .. whenever that stuff comes up ... we invariably get a laugh about "Upper Butt Support".
John worked that into his illustration.
He was drawing the motorcycle, and Carolyn noticed he was drawing a Harley-Davidson logo on the tank. She gently suggested, "You know, Daddy actually probably prefers Hondas to Harleys..."
John gave it some serious thought, and said, "No, I want to draw what I want to draw."
Carolyn said, "Okay."
Gotta love that independent spirit. I wouldn't want it any other way.
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