Oil on board
21X27
I've seen this guy in ads several times. My wife had a young girl crush on the sailor who was to marry her aunt, and Uncle Henry was one good looking dude up until his passing last year.
This fella looks like Uncle Henry, so she's pointed him out to me several times. I sketched him once and when I saw this foldout in the Sunday NY Times, I had to give it a try. I started with just the head but the dynamics of the arms were so tempting I tried the whole thing.
This was an ad for a shirt. I downplayed the shirt and focused more on him.
As I painted it, I was thinking of the Men's Wearhouse commercial where the bearded owner says "You'll look great, I guarantee it."
Does he?
