A quick painting of Prof. Cromwell, or perhaps just plain Cromwell. Inspired by Michael Caine, even though in my painting he ended up looking a little too old and it’s not a very good likeness. I think he ended up looking a bit too much like Malcolm McDowell, and I didn’t want to go quite that intense. But hey, not bad for 90 minutes.
He’s going to be a mentor to Lirielle. He’s going to push her hard. I don’t think she’s going to like him very much at first. Kind of like Eliza Dolittle and Prof. Henry Higgins, who are definite influences on my characters. I watched My Fair Lady a lot while growing up, and oddly enough, in college because both me and a roommate were into it.