Pileup, by Ben

 

Yesterday, I called Ben during the day and asked him to select one or two pictures from the plethora of pen and ink creations that he's produced over the past couple of weeks. He said he would just make a new picture, like Richard Scarry. Lisa tells me he sat down for about 15 minutes and drew this montage of an unfortunate, but generally happy (they're smiling!) encounter involving more than a dozen Busytown autos and a train. Note the police officer in front who attempted to bring the train to a stop with a handheld stop sign. His car took it on the chin instead. Fortunately, Mr. Fixit is on the scene, albeit colliding with the other end of the train. Which begs the question, "Is Mr. Fixit the repair man version of an Ambulance Chaser?"

Look closely and you'll see, among other things, a China van and an Egg car, and Mr. Sun joining the fun as he blazes along the great cloud highway.

-k