John Shade Sketch

Here is my best sketch of John Shade. I'm not much of an artist. This took up most of my evening, sad to say. Reference pages, 20, 83, 267, 292 in Pale Fire for descriptions of John Shade's appearance. I put mittens on him because it was cold and I can't draw hands. And I wish I had left room for the snow boots, but I guess you get the idea. I kinda like him. He's supposed to be a large man, but I thought he might appreciate the slimming effect of the coat with the vicuna collar. I was hoping he might look a bit like Nabokov, but no.

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