Today's Art Special is the underdrawing for a new oil painting. Last week the universe decided that I needed to know the Mystery of the Mary Celeste. At least twice a day I would either hear about or be recommended a video, podcast, or article about it until I absorbed them all. I found out that the Captain of the ship, Benjamin Briggs, was from my hometown in Massachusetts with almost the same birthday, 150 years before me. I felt a strong need to paint his portrait so I drew this based on one of the only known pictures of him. It is NOT Abraham Lincoln. . It will probably take me a while to paint but this is where it starts. . "Captain Benjamin Briggs" . Faber-Castell Ecco Pigment Fineliner and Goldfaber 6B pencil on 16" x 20" canvas. . June 22, 2021. . #drawing #portrait #art #artspecial #inspiration #nautical #NauticalArt #BenjaminBriggs #MaryCeleste #underdrawing #portraitart #fabercastell #blackfineliner (at St. Louis, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQcTtPcjtyj/?utm_medium=tumblr
