TREVOR’S DRAWINGS
BY DRIVER/POET/ARTIST TREVOR HARDWICK
This month, as we did just a few months back, we wanted to show-off some of Trevor’s truck drawings and allow him to describe, briefly, what he drew and why (and in some cases how). Trevor has no formal art education but has been drawing since he was 4 or 5 years old. When he was a kid, he’d go down to the truckstop on weekends and listen to drivers talk about their rigs (or one they used to have). After making a quick sketch, he’d surprise the driver with it. Today, Trevor still enjoys drawing people’s trucks and then surprising them with the picture. These are just a few of Trevor’s drawings, so look for more in future editions of 10-4 Magazine. If you’d like Trevor to draw your truck, contact him at truckintrev124@yahoo.com.
(Photo #1) This is a drawing of Troy Hixon’s orange 1972 wide hood Pete with a Mercury sleeper. I used Sharpie markers and colored pencils to create this piece. I used the “pointillism” method with the markers. That’s the process of just using dots to fill in the surface rather than coloring with strokes of the pen. If you look closely, you’ll see several tiny dots on the page rather than a solid area of color. I followed up by using colored pencil to shade in some areas. The actual drawing is about 12 inches tall and 18 inches wide or so. I have had good intentions of giving this picture to Troy, but I just haven’t ever got around to it. Maybe he’ll be just as happy to see it printed here in 10-4 Magazine!
(Photo #2) Here is a different kind of truck drawing I recently did for Mickey Gwillim of Carlinville, IL. It is one of my “single line” spiral drawings. I start at a point near the middle of the picture (in this case it was at the side of the hood near the top of the grill), and then draw a spiral line out to the edge from there, in one continuous unbroken line. Then, I go back and widen out the lines in specific areas to create the illusion of the truck from a distance. These types of drawings take a long time to complete because of their complexity. I first drew this one in black ink and then followed up with light green colored pencil to shade in some color. These types of drawings are always a challenge (I have done several of them), but I like how they turn out. I can’t wait to hear what Mickey thinks of it. I hope he likes it!
(Photo #3) This unique Freightliner Classic is owned and operated by Darian Stephens. For years, this truck was on the top of the show truck scene. Darian is a great friend and brother in Christ. His truck is immaculate inside and out, and even underneath. For this drawing I used markers, colored pencils and watercolor on 24 x 32 poster board. This truck is a challenge to draw because of all the details Darian put into the build of it. There are over 10,000 purple checker squares ghosted into the paint job. The front and rear fenders, and even the driveline, all have checkers! If you ever get the chance to meet Darian, he’s a great guy (I love to talk to him about old trucking stuff). He’s also not shy about his faith, and I appreciate that. You could stare at this truck for hours and probably miss many of the subtle details he has built into it.