Drawings of Drawings | Alfred, the First

I occasionally enjoy doing drawings of others artists work. It can be an enlightening experience stepping in their shoes for a minute and trying to figuring out how they created what they did. This act has a long history and if you visit a museum on the right day sometimes you'll find a painter working directly from the work on the wall you and your friends came to see. As you may have guessed many of my influences (and in particular as a kid) are comics artists. They were my Michelangelo's and John Singer Sargent's. Many still are.

The drawing here was originally done by Joe Quesada, the longstanding and respected artist/writer and one-time Editor-in-Chief at Marvel Comics. It's from the comic, Batman: Sword of Azrael issue one and is of Alfred Pennyworth, who you may know as Bruce Wayne's butler. This came out in 1992 and I remember loving the artwork, especially the various drawings of Alfred. I loved the dramatic noir lighting and how it sculpted his face, and how he bled into the background. Drawing them myself was like enjoying them all over again, but in a bit more intimate way.

Hope you enjoy,

- D