Fred Dred (Many Thanks to Photographer Gianni Neiviller)

I am on a major charcoal kick...something about the fine control that can be achieved plus the possibility of unpredictable chaos appeals to me. I am not yet quite confident enough in the medium to use the larger charcoal sticks or the powder...but I will get there. This drawing is another of my favourites, I found a fantastic photo on Flickr.com and the photographer Gianni Neiviller graciously granted me permission to use it at a reference. For some reason the way the drawing turned out really reminds me of Morgan Freeman, with the exception of the dreadlocks of course. I am very excited...tomorrow I am doing my first ever drop-in LIFE DRAWING CLASS...I am about to embark on a journey of development and reaching my full potential as an artist and challenging myself in new ways is a great place to start.