There was one other version of the poster for What the Constitution Means to Me. I kind of forgot about it since it was instantly changed. For this poster I painted the author of the play Heidi Schreck in the lead role. I like her glowing smile.
Since Heidi Schreck was recognizable it was decided that I should change her face to a younger woman. I did the change in a matter of hours. I redrew the face but kept all the paint that was used for Heidi and just morphed it to match the new sketch. I was proud of myself, it was a quick and effortless change. That adjusted painting became the final poster image.
Since the iterations of the posters happened so fast, you can always see the artists hand in the process. I don’t push for a highly polished image. I just push for a bold image with intricate detail where it is most needed. These posters are fun to do. At times I feel the poster images I create are better than anything plastered up around Broadway in Times Square. I used to sketch those layered pealing posters in Times Square and now I am designing and painting posters that bring back those memories of the hustle and bustle.