Crime/murder illustration

I had gotten a lot of great feedback on a personal piece that I did last year of a Mafia Boss' first time contract killing. Below is another crime/murder piece that I wanted to do and finally found some time to do another personal piece. This one is inspired by the events that led to the killing of Albert Anastasia, the founder of Murder Inc. Anastasia was gunned down by two men wearing scarves as masks in a hotel Barber shop in 1957. Although many have had their theories on who the killers where, the gunmen were never caught. Enjoy and feel free to leave comments!



I have been watching a lot of ID (Investigation Discovery) channel, so maybe that's where I draw a lot of this inspiration from - but it also comes from my love for old style illustrators such as Bernie Fuchs, Joe Bowler, Robert Weaver, Robert Fawcett, Al Parker, Bob Peak, etc. These illustrators from the 50's, 60's and 70's had such an amazing ability to narrate a story. Whether it be stories of crime, love, murder, cinema, etc - they just had a way with composition, color, story telling, and DRAWING. I'd really love to do more professional work like this - not that it has to be murder and violence! I just love seeing illustrations in print - in a nice big spread or full page - telling a story!