Nice shading

Nice to see a fellow Christian on here.

I almost went with this one myself. This artist does seem to capture the dark end to this mans means with the charcoals soft, heavy smugginess of the shadows. Nice piece though it's always nice to see this guy portrayed in a scene on one of his better days, lol. True though this was a sad means to an end/beginning. The highlight around the bust can be viewed as bring light to this dark scene yet, in my opinion you've captured both sadness and strength in the face (mouth,nose).
Four stars cause adding to my former statement I know this image well, it's his activity that's rarely seen.
Thanks!