Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead

Jerry Garcia was one of the founding members of the Grateful Dead. Garcia was well-noted for his "soulful extended guitar improvisations", which would frequently feature interplay between him and his fellow band members. His fame, as well as the band's, arguably rested on their ability to never play a song the same way twice.

This portrait of Jerry was done with vine charcoal and then I used turpenoid solvent mixed with powdered charcoal to create the runny effect. I then added the colors and designs found within his glasses with prismacolor pencils. I hope you like it.