“to a true gentleman”

- 2021 -

This portrait of Willie Nelson was hand drawn over the course of months and includes dozens of his lyrics worked into the detailing. The central symbol of the piece is the hole in Willie Nelson's Guitar, Trigger, which has been aligned over his chest. There are four version, each with a different design, attempting to fill the hole in Willie's heart, and each version contains the same quotation, "99% of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play."

This portrait was created and sent as a birthday gift to celebrate the musician turning 88, and so the original run of full scale prints is 88.

Print Run

20X24" - 88 prints made on Canson Aquarelle Rag 310gsmon (archival, acid free and paper, rated colorfast for over 100 years), numbered, titled, and signed.

12x18” - 400 prints on Cougar #100 Cover Stock, numbered, titled, and signed.

Hidden Images

Various Lyrics
“Trigger”
Texas
Broken Heart
Music Notes
Tears
Marijuana Cigarette

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a time-lapse video of Mark completing this drawing.

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