20. Bowie

David Jones.  Major Tom.  Ziggy.  The Thin White Duke.  There’s Old Wave. There’s New Wave.  And there’s David Bowie…

First Bowie song I ever heard was Fame.  First Bowie album I ever bought was Heroes.  I played Diamond Dogs so many times I wore out 3 copies.  It still sounds great.

I’ve drawn Bowie many times.  I had a Bowie drawing in my portfolio when I applied to RISD. 

This one turned out okay.  It’s slightly exaggerated – or badly drawn, I forget which.  Either way, I was trying to do something that I still couldn’t pull off yet.  I was still struggling, still stiff – even after 20 drawings.  Progress is so slow.  We do, and keep doing.

So I later made amends to Bowie.