At a car club Christmas BBQ I was one of the few ‘spouses’ who attended. There’s only so much blokey car talk you can endure, so I used a little time to sketch one of the fiberglass shells destined to become an expensive sportscar. This drew lots of attention and invitations to draw member’s cars, but to me the shell was far more interesting – like drawing a car skeleton – and also easier than trying to capture the shiny perfection of a finished car.