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The other evening I was watching the television show Scorpion, with my wife. Often, late in the evening, while the television is on, I search for something or someone to draw. Now that I have a comfortable reclining chair perfect for drawing, it easier to get in a mindset for drawing.
Since I am always searching for faces to capture, I have learned that older people or at least people weathered by some particular environment, offer greater character to convey, than others. It is amazing the subtleties of light across the face that you can pick up on when you pay attention.
The subject is Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, who was a noted author, teacher and activist. The credit for the photograph that inspired this sketch goes to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. I just couldn't resist sketching his interesting facial features. I do not know that I captured his essence, but I had fun doing it.
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