Charcoal and graphite on vellum, 8-1/2″X 11″, 2019.

This was my first serious charcoal and graphite work since messing around with charcoal and graphite as a teenager! I think I had to start over twice. You really get deep into the intricacies of shading and patterns when going into detail on something like this. I don’t even remember how long it took me.

“Popcorn Sutton” was a bootlegger who made moonshine in the Appalachian mountains from the 1960’s up until 2008. He was featured in several documentaries, including “This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll ever Make” and “Hillbilly -The Real Story” on The History Channel.