"Rude Mood." (2003)

Well, for the most part, this is finished. I'll no doubt end up going back in and tweeking it later (usually do on charcoal pieces that aren't on commission) But I'm rather happy with the stage I've reached here for the moment. For those who don't know, this is blues singer Stevie Ray Vaughan, titled after a rather fun song of his, " Rude Mood." This image itself is a digital photo of a vine\compressed charcoal drawing that is nearlly 3 x 5 feet in size. The original image of Stevie is referenced from a photo from the inside of the "Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Stevie Ray Vaughan" CD booklet. (Excellent CD, btw.) That photo, (which, in high contrast to the 3x5 foot drawing was only about 1x 2 inches in size) obviously, is copyright its respectful owner.