(2010) I have wings.

They aren't flesh and blood, not this time around. Instead they're made of steel, painted Super Red, and powered by a 2.0L straight 4.

RedShift, the 2005 Suzuki Reno LX I owned during my time in graduate school, isn't a car likely to end up on posters adorning the walls of teenagers' bedrooms, and it is certainly marketed as an economy car. With that said however, I was head-over-heels in love with the thing. It was very reliable and never let me down over four years of use and a lot of miles and long road trips. I loved the styling of it, I loved the red that's so bright it left an afterimage, I loved the silver stripes down the sides. Even after owning it for years I still grinned each time I came out to the parking lot and saw it sitting there waiting for me.

Dragon or not, I think most of us find or search for something that gives us that sense of freedom that flight does. For some it's actually flying, getting a pilot's license and whatnot. For me I think it's driving. Or at least that's one of them. Point being, to me my car is more than just a machine or a tool, it's something I get pretty attached to. So this picture was done in honour and recognition of my love for it.

On a technical note, I can't take full credit for the perspective and all here, as the lines here were traced from a photo. I took the photo myself using a self timer so it's still all my own work, but you know. If you want to call it cheating, that's up to you. I'll just hope you're better than I am at drawing a car freehand and having it turn out decently! Sometimes I'm less interested in making a drawing be a massive groundbreaking journey of self improvement, and more interested in just getting out an image that's in my head.

I'm quite pleased with how my head turned out here, and I didn't trace that! So there. ;)