PORTRAITS FOR LIFE

My Big Little Friend Samson

(Pastel & Colour Pencils on Paper, 65 x 50 cm, 2008)

Michael J. Anderson, in “Carnivale”

Kevin had heard of the series Carnivale through a comedian friend, who told him that it was his favourite. We ordered it at once, but I resisted a long time before I agreed to watch it. First, as I heard it came from Tony, I  thought it would be some comedy stuff, and I really don’t tend to look at comedy films, as I generally don’t appreciate so much the humour they use in films or series. And anyway, it’s much too difficult to understand for me in English. But as I saw the cover of Carnivale, and read the synopsis, I realised that it was much more some kind of dark psychedelic story, also not my thing either!

Anyway, at some point, as nothing else was left in our DVD-othek, we looked at it. And I must say that from the very first moment I was charmed by that Little Man introducing the story. Finally I really loved the series, although it was indeed heavy stuff, and I could not help thinking, many times,

“I would love such a little man as my friend…”

And funny, once again, to realise which kind of things that comedians look in private…. I was always told that clowns are the saddest people in the world!

December 21, 2008 - Posted by Miki | art, caricatures, humour, men, portrait, The Art of Portrait | actor portrait, Carnivale, Drawing Persons, Michael J Anderson, Miki, painting people, pastel portraits portraits from photographs, People drawings, portraits, realistic portraits, sketches