GEORGE TAKEI IS SULU
BY NEIL FEIGELES
Art was sketched on Saturday Feb 6, 2016 © Neil Feigeles
Hand drawn with Prismacolor pencils on 30 lb, 8 1/2 x 11 white paper.
Growing up a child of the 1960's, there probably wasn't anything bigger on Earth, or shall I say on TV then Star Trek. I was lucky enough to actually watch the night the show first premiered on NBC. According to Wikipedia, Star Trek: The Original Series (as its now known) premiered on September 8th 1966. I was 7, and my life was changed forever. I wanted to be on that series. I loved everything about it.
One of my favorite characters on the series was Hikaru Sulu, as portrayed by actor George Takei.
And lucky for us, after the series, the show became a film franchise and we got the chance as fans to continue to watch him and his character grow. And of course, the great George Takei's career didn't end there… with countless roles in television and film, both on camera and the voice on numerous cartoons. And currently on the Broadway Stage, in Allgiance where he made his long awaited Broadway Debut.
I scanned the art, in stages, though out its creation, to showcase this was done by hand. Basically after I get to a point, or I take a break. I scan the art at that stage. Also, you get to see it on your monitor, so Its like taking a step back giving me fresh perspective to the art. Gotta love modern technology.
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Neil
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