Arlecchino

I used to draw these characters all the time in Junior high, so I guess that would mean I have been drawing them for ten years now. If I dare say that, because mentally I still see myself as ten. Anyway, this is a featured character from what I call my Zannies.
These are my anthropomorphized interpretations of the stock characters from the Commedia dell'Arte, or for those who might not know, the Italian improvisational theatre. The artform has a long standing tradition that has extended from the Renaissance to the Late Victorian and features personalities that are still common roles in comedy today. Such as the Clever Servant, his smarter female counterpart-The Servetta, The Miser, The Lover, ect.
So, as 'The Elegant Beast' would be an anthropomorphic tribute to period costume, these representations are tribute to the characters I studied and loved as an adolescent. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. : )