I recently held a contest on this blog, asking readers to solve a visual riddle. The first person to figure it out would win a custom drawing based of the subject of their choice (
If you're curious, you can view the riddle here, and try to solve it yourself). The talented illustrator, Daniel Zalkus, was very sharp - and solved the riddle first. He's a serious filmophile, and requested a drawing based on the classic thriller,
Touch of Evil, (written, directed, and costarring Orson Welles). This film noir masterpiece is so packed with memorable scenes, I faced conundrum on how to capture it on paper. In the end, I chose to depict some memorable stills in this montage. Thanks Dan, for the powerful source material. Hopefully this drawing captures a bit of the essence of
Touch of Evil.
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| Charcoal on handmade drawing paper, about 11" by 14" |
Here are a few details from the drawing...
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| I'm bullish on Orson Welles |
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| Janet Leigh and Charlton Heston cozy up... |
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| A classic opening title |
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| How did Dennis Weaver get up in that tree? |
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| the phone call... |
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I'm thinking about writing a film about the making of this drawing.
I'll call it There Will be Charcoal.
