This image is a watercolor and pen sketch I recently completed in San Miguel, Mexico, a Spanish-colonial town dating back to the seventeenth century. The subject matter is typical of this town: stucco walls with a painted band of color (blue), terracotta roofs, and of course, the original VW Beetle. I believe there are more Beetles in San Miguel than citizens. Of course I needed to include one in a drawing. But interestingly, I never saw the New VW Beetle. I did see, however, a Beetle souped-up to include a Corona tap handle for the car’s shift stick. Clever Mexicans.