Charcoal on Strathmore heavy drawing paper.

7.75" x 10", 12" x 18" with border.

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A portrait of the late Michael K. Williams, portraying the character Omar Little in The Wire, which began filming in 2002. This particular still comes from season 1 episode 10, "The Cost," in a scene where Omar feigns a parlay with Stringer Bell and Avon's crew in an attempt to procure evidence for the police via a wire he is secretly wearing. On a personal level Omar is one of if not my overall favorite character across TV.

This piece was finished about a month before Williams' sudden and unexpected passing.