This is a portrait of television newscaster Tony Pepper, who was on TV in the Boston area in the 1970s and 1980s. He was much loved by the Boston viewers including me. I remember him on WBZ Boston on the TV in my studio. He had a long career after I left Boston and he died in early 2018.
Drawing a portrait from TV is difficult, even more than drawing a live person, because the camera angle and choice of face to focus on is constantly changing. I probably needed multiple broadcasts in order to get enough image to work with. Even so, the portrait looks rather flat compared to the pictures of live people I drew.
Pencil on sketchbook page, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2", 1975.
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