Character Illustration - "Biker"
(watercolor & acrylic illustration on paper, 2008)
"I'd rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle."
Anonymous
"Two guys were roaring down the road on a motorcycle when the driver slowed up and pulled over. His leather jacket had a broken zipper, and he told his friend, "I can't drive anymore with the air hitting me in the chest like that." "Just put the jacket on backwards." His friend advised. They continued down the road but around the next bend, they lost control and wiped out. A nearby farmer came upon the accident and ran to call the police. They asked him, "Are they showing any signs of life?" "Well," the farmer explained, "the driver was until I turned his head around the right way!"
Name: John O'Neill
Profession: Baker
Personality: Quiet, gentle, observant
Place of residence: Orlando, Florida
Life story: Born and raised in Orlando John has two passions in life: biking and baking. As a pastry chef he dreams about opening his own pastry shop in Key West. John's biker friends constantly make fun of his dream, but he doesn't get upset because he knows that their jokes are light-hearted. He also dreams about buying a Harley for his wife Nina. Unfortunately, Nina is afraid of motorcycles and has never even ridden as a passenger on John's bike during their fifteen year marriage. She doesn't even know how to ride a bicycle. Nina also understands how much her husband loves riding, so she keeps on assuring him that she'll learn how to ride after they both retire. John and Nina have two children and a golden retriever.
