I love professional wrestling. It is the greatest male soap opera ever. I love the stories, the pageantry and the athleticism. One particular wrestler (actually many) that I enjoyed watching was Andre the Giant. 7 ft 6 inches near 500 lbs. Such a carnival attraction and larger than life character. How he interacted with the crowd, applied his gentleness so small children could be entertained and knew when to unleash as the monster hero who defeats the villain.

With the procreate app, I did a nice sketch series called “SEVEN DAYS OF ANDRE THE GIANT”. Doing one sketch per day and posting it on Instagram. Capturing the grittiness of the matches of that time, the emotion, and the drama, made for a nice little successful series. I plan on doing more of these with other professional wrestlers of that era. The raw quality comes through as a fantastic engagement with the viewer.

Below are the sketches of the eeeiigggtthhh wwoonnddeeerr of the woooorrrllld…ssiiiggghhh.. sounds such better when a ring announcer says it.