I got an email from Keri Smith recently asking me to be part of a project that involves presidents of the U.S. I requested good facial hair and as a result got Chester Arthur, 21st President of the United States (1829 - 1886).
I didn’t know much about this fellow, but I did some reading and lots of sketching. The final isn’t done yet, but here are two sketches. Stay tuned for more on this project.