Tugboats Are Cool

When I was a kid, one of the characters, in books and later in a Disney series, was a tugboat named Little Toot.  I don’t remember anything about the stories and don’t have a clue whether it was as good as the modern maritime character, Sponge Bob, but in some strange way I was touched by that character as I have an undying affinity for tugboats.

This is really odd because I’ve spent most of my life living in places like Phoenix, Arizona and there aren’t any tugboats in the Sonoran Desert.  But there are tugboats in Quebec City and I love to draw them.  They all live in a basin with an opening to the St. Lawrence where they push and pull large ships in and out of port.  Here’s my latest effort.

Stillman & Birn Alpha (5.5x8.5), Platinum 3776, Platinum Carbon Black

Stillman & Birn Alpha (5.5×8.5), Platinum 3776, Platinum Carbon Black