Clint

Acrylics on board 15"x17"

Clint

This is one of my favorite portraits. It was inspired by article about Clint Eastwood, the actor, director, and producer.

 The article was about his movie, Bridges of Madison County. The title of the article was, “Has Clint eastward gone soft?” This movie and role was unlike any of the Clint eastward characters that anyone have seen before. It’s a love story about a photographer who falls in love with a married housewife which lasted for several years in the 1960s.

As I stated before in my blog, I am fan of Mr. Eastwood’s work because his roles have always been unconventional. He was never afraid to go across the grain”. Interestingly, there have been certain roles in the past, that was quite uncomfortable with because they were so different. Now I appreciate those rolls and films that made me a little uncomfortable because he has the audacity to do something different. In other words, to be creative!

So I decided to create this portrait using the question from the article, has Clint Eastwood gone soft?

I used the palette knife technique through out the portrait. I wanted to capture the “Clint Eastwood” iconic stare as he sports a floral hat!

The audacity of it all! 

Study of Clint Eastwood

Pencil 3"x5"

Study of Clint Eastwood 

Clint Eastwood has such an expressive face (animated) with the intense stare or glare and the high contrast of black and white was enough for me to start sketching. What I always admired about this actor is his determination to follow his own creative vision instead of trying measure up to everyone else. It paid off because,

 1. When he began in “Hollywood” in his twenties, he was rejected from roles because his Adams Apple was too big, he spoked slowly and his voice was too low.

 2. Early in his career, during breaks on the “set”, he studied the behind the science of production and direction. 

3. His “Spaghetti Westerns” were different from the typical Hollywood standard. 

4. He was one of the few actors who acted, produced and directed their movies.