As a wee girl with limited access to TV and only a couple of channels available when I did have the opportunity, I would consume whatever happened to be on. Often that meant showings of vintage movies and reruns of comedies from the silent era. As such, I developed a real love of the vaudeville, physical antics of actors like Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton. I don’t think I have ever drawn Buster Keaton so I decided to have a crack at depicting him in this grey section of my Rainbow Art Journal. I wanted to capture his deadpan expression and those large eyes that convey so much. While I normally fill the background with a disc or random shape, I chose to draw a very simplified house shape as a nod to Keaton’s famous stunt whereby the front of a house collapses on him. As a first ever attempt at drawing Buster Keaton, I am pretty happy with how this illustration turned out.
A Pict in PA 
You really are getting good at “your”style
Thank you so much!
The eyes are perfect. And I also like the baggy pants which are the style of that time. So well observed and executed.
Thank you!
Very recognisable!
Thanks! As you know, portraiture isn’t my wheelhouse so I’m chuffed I captured a resemblance.
Oh, it’s wonderful! I spent my childhood watching black and white movies so I recognized him immediately.
Thank you! I’m so pleased you were able to recognize him.