More Dog Illustrations

This dapper fellow never made it onto a t-shirt, but when I ran him by my boss/client/good buddy for the second time, as the kernel of an idea for a series of t-shirts featuring dogs dressed like humans roving around the city, I was told to drop the dog part and keep the city part, and eventually we ended up with my "Subway Series," which you can see elsewhere in my portfolio.

These guys never made it anywhere, either, but they led to the Chavez Ravine chihuahuas that are so dear to my heart, and which can also be seen elsewhere in my portfolio. The original idea was a sort of naval tattoo graphic. (My late Uncle Don served on the USS Langley during WWII.) And yes, I would have worked on the lettering if it had gone any further. But then one of the angelic bulldogs went to the dark side, and the concept changed, and then the colors reminded me of the Dodgers, which got me thinking about Chavez Ravine, and then chihuahuas, and so on.

This guy was to be a part of the aforementioned dogs-about-town series, too. I think some version of this may have made it onto a shirt, but if so, it was only in Japan or Europe, and I never saw a sample.

Recycling the same photo of the same bulldog as the angelic bulldogs tattoo, above.

This one never made it anywhere. Presumed to be too violent for the customer.

I don't know what happened with this guy, but I wish I had a shirt with him on it.

One last bulldog. Funny, as many bulldogs as I've drawn, I don't think one ever made it onto a t-shirt.