I just finished another split face portrait and just in the nick of time. See I have always wanted to draw Doug Jones but he has portrayed so many incredible characters I never could decide which one I wanted to draw. His ability to emerge himself into the makeup and transform himself into whatever character he plays not only blows my mind but is really inspiring. He is not your typical actor playing a role, he is the role.

When he first appeared as Baron Afanas on the TV adaptation What We Do In The Shadows it hit me instantly.. this is it! I knew this was the Doug character I wanted and needed to draw. This show has become one of my all time favorites and the addition of Doug as the Baron makes me love it even more. The Baron makes you fear him, love him, laugh with him and mourn for him and Doug does it with absolute perfection.

After deciding I wanted to draw Doug as the Baron, I added him to my art bucket list thinking I had time to draw him. Then I got word that he was added as a guest to a convention I will be attending. I was so excited to meet him that of corpse my drawing hands went to work immediately. However I knew it was going to be a bit of a challenge to get it done in time with all those wrinkles. But I didn’t let that discourage me. In fact, if anything it motivated me even more. It also wasn’t easy finding photos from him on the show since he is new on the show and not one of the main characters, so I re-watched the show and then utilized a few photos shared online from make up artist Todd Masters who brought the Baron to life. Those photos really helped to get the fine details and full perspective of his facial structure and also made me appreciate the make up artists incredible work even more.

I did get the art piece completed just in time and am so excited to gift it to him this weekend. I call the piece “Night On The Town” and I could not be happier with how it all came out….

If you too are a fan of Doug Jones and the Baron make sure to keep an eye out in my Etsy Shop for made-to-order prints and wearable art shirts and don’t forget to come back here to see what happens when I gift the original art piece to Doug himself in my next artventure update!

If you want to see more of my portrait work, be sure to visit the Spitting Image section of my portfolio site!

Stay Strange & Magical,
LDG Nicole