This didn't copy well into digital but here it is anyway. I've grown tired of it. There's more to do to it but I'm done, at least for now. I know it looks like they're floating on a hover bench. Maybe I'll fix it later. Click on it to get a better view. Size: 18" X 23.5"
I was wandering around Trafalgar Square about this time last year when I saw them. I had to take their photo but wasn't sneaky enough to not be noticed by one of them. I kept thinking of Paul Simon's "Old Friends" as I worked on it. You can hear it here.
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Quite a group. Reminds me of some fellows sitting in front of an Armenian bakery in Glendale. I photographed them last winter with the intention of painting them later. Maybe I will, at some point. (They didn't spot me because I was behind them, in the bakery.)
The drawing is beautiful and wonderfully detailed an specific.
Thanks Jean, your comments always encourage.
I have a picture (not mine, you'll be happy to know), that blends quite well with your wonderful drawing. Give me a couple of days to find the link. You'll like the photographer, he's a charming man from Italy. I think you have a lot in common.
Oh, man, the stories these guys could tell, I bet.
I have no training in art, Pierre, but it seems to me you're awfully self-critical. These guys are VERY life-like and seem pretty completely developed as characters. I really like this.
Thanks Banjo,
This "sketch" took me over 40 hours and my comment was regarding that. I was just tired of working on it. The drawing needs some background to anchor the guys. I haven't decided if I want to complete it though.
I think you must.
I love this drawing!
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