Habib in Mali, who I drew via Zoom a couple of weeks ago for my #NickDrawsNationals pandemic portraits project. It’s not often I get to draw a bonafide celebrity during this project, but Habib Koité is legit famous as a Malian guitarist who has toured the world, worked with famous US blues artists, and released many hit albums. It was a pleasure and honour to meet him. I like my drawing, although he said his face looks too “rond”. I did most of the drawing after our session, from video stills – there were a lot of interruptions and technical glitches during our call. I think this is the first time I’ve drawn someone with dreads – I sometimes feel like a barber, chatting away while working on my subject’s hairdo! An important detail to point out: the amulet Habib wears around his neck to ward off evil spirits. The stripes on his top are the common African flag colours red, green and gold. 🇲🇱 I’m tempted to colour them in! #nickdrawsneighbours #drawing #portrait #portraitdrawing #portraiture #birodrawing #ballpointpen #ballpointpenart #ballpoint #neighbours #sketching #artinlockdown #artinisolation #isolationart #NickDrawsNationals (at Portslade, West Sussex, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqabulHoioT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
