Truck Art.... flat tire, rusted and old

I have something new for everyone today. I've been playing around with charcoal lately and here is something that I'm not quite finished with. This piece of art will be for sale once I have completed all the little details. This truck is rusted and old, and would probably have a lot to say.

I started as always with a light preliminary sketch from reference photos.  I then filled in the darkest shadows which began to give form to the entire piece.  I didn't tape the paper down like I do with my ink art, but instead used a ruler to simply mark out a basic border.  The reason I don't tape it down is because charcoal smears rather easily and I find I can avoid that mess by rotating the paper around as I work.

8"x12"

Original charcoal

Sketch Book

So, I JUST NOW put up a new page that will have all of the work I do in between paintings and serious artwork called "Sketchbook."  The page has sketches, doodles and things that I fancy to draw.  I'll show you some of what's over there now.