Monday, July 27, 2015

Skeleton riding a coffin skateboard

I originally tried to draw this in 2008, but I left my sketchbook containing the first skateboarding skeleton image on top of my car, and then drove off. I didn't know it at the time, but all of my art flew into the road when I hit the first curve. Several hours later I realized what happened and hunted down my roadkill artwork. There wasn't much left of it.

About a year ago I saw the scrap of paper that had my first skateboarding skeleton rough sketch, and I decided that I still liked the idea and was finally ready to take another shot at finishing it.

Here is my most recent drawing:
...And here is the first drawing that got run over by traffic (oops!):

I used to love to skate, but after several years, I fell really hard and I realized (for the first time ever) that skating was dangerous and I was not invincible. 

Thanks to all the people who went skating with me back in SB. Those were some good times.

4 comments:

  1. Hello Alexander. Unfortunately the original illustration is not for sale. I do have shirts for sale with this design however. The shirts are for sale here: http://dudermanor.bigcartel.com/product/skate-and-die

    Our stock is limited right now, so if you don't see your size for sale, let me know what size you are looking for and I will let you know when we get more in stock. The shirts are American Apparel brand, which, if you are not familiar, are a bit slimmer in fit than the average shirt.

    If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for your interest!

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  2. Do you have an Instagram? I just had you image tatted on me. I’d love to give you credit for your work.

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