Arthur Rudge

I almost made it through the whole of December without doing any artwork, which was a bit worrying. Ā I thought I’d better get back to it before the rot set in. Ā I thought I’d kick off with some marker portraits after reading that Jake Spicer book. Ā I even challenged myself by deliberately choosing a pose with the head tilted back.

This is, of course, Arthur Rudge (“You STUPID great lump!”) played by the late Michael Robbins. Ā He lived in Hitchin for a good few years, making him a local hero for me (I was born in Hitchin and only moved out of the area when I was just short of 23). Ā He’s the first of a collection of six, in case you hadn’t guessed.
I think the likeness is reasonable today but better if you know who it is. Ā The telephone has been merged into the shadow on the left. Ā While the shape of the phone isn’t great, this does give me the opportunity to tinker with the face shape by extending the black shadow shape in places – this is starting to become my favourite trick.
Anyway, that’s Arthur. Ā More to come.

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