Ian McKellen

Charcoal sketch of the great Ian McKellen

I am gladdened to see that his recent fall hasn’t stopped Ian McKellen, titan of stage and screen and gay rights activist. How could I not try and capture his wonderful, craggy features? Best known for his portrayal’s of Gandalf and Magneto in billion dollar franchises I also remember him well from nineties gay, concentration camp adaptation ‘Bent’ (the lead role of which he also played on stage), ‘Apt Pupil’ and of course the wonderful ‘Gods and Monsters’ to name just a few.