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Ned’s Head

Yup, my little hobo has been named Ned.  You’ll see that I’ve detailed a bit more since the last post.  In particular, you might notice that I went with a different hat brim.  I felt that the hat brim that was upturned by the wind at the back of the head ended up looking too “starched” for a good hobo hat.  So, I carved up a new brim that is lower at the back and sides but still, I think, gives the impression that a good stiff wind is acting on it.  Remember, my idea is to put him on a rail line rocketing along on a pump car.

Gardening is competing a bit with carving, so we might not advance on Ned too quickly.

The Start of a New Caricature

Ok…so here’s the idea.  A hobo and his dog on a railroad pump car!  You know, the car with the pump handles where you pump up and down for motive power?

Here’s the start to my hobo man.  Note the wind swept hair and the front of his hat turned up by the breeze.  I can picture him with his jacket and tie pinned back by the wind, and his little dog’s ears straight back.

He’ll have a couple of tickets in his hat band and I was thinking about a bit of a garbage-can-lid barbecue with a couple of sausages on sticks for him and his dog.  Travelling first class!