29faces Face 29 Alan Rickman

The last face in the 29 faces challenge is of Alan Rickman.  Who left us too soon  January, 14, 2016 at the age of 69.

Wow this month had been a roller coaster and half way through the month I honestly didn't think I would make it, but I did! I hope you did too!

39faces Face 28 Glenn Frey

Face 28 is of Glenn Frey, who passed away Janurary, 18, 2016  at the age of 67.

29 faces Face 27 Leonard Nimoy

Face # 27 is of Leonard Nimoy, who passed away Feburary, 27, 2015 at the age of 83.

19faces Face 26 Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia passed away December, 4, 2015 from  complications from Alzheimer's disease at the age of 85.

29face Face 25 Christopher Lee

Today's face is the wonderful and unforgettable  Christopher Lee, who passed away June,7, 2015 at the ripe old age of 93.

29faces face #24 Wes Craven

Today's face is Wes Craven who passed away August, 30th, 2015 from brain cancer at the age of 76

It's been difficult to get these faces done and up here with no real computer but I think I might make it all the way!

29 faces face #23 Ben Woolf

Face 23 is Ben Woolf, who passed away a year ago today (feb/23/2015) at the age of 34.

He was a TV and Movie actor and is in a few of my favorite horror genre movies and TV shows,  I'm still working on  American Horror Story, but I will be meeting his character 'Meep' soon.

29faces face #22 George Coe

Face #22 is of George Coe, who passed away July 18th, 2015 at the age of 86.

29faces face #21 Geoffrey Lewis

Face # 21 is of Geoffrey Lewis, who passed away April, 7, 2015, at the age of 79.

29faces face #20 Donna Douglas

Face # 20 is of Donna Douglas, who passes away January, 1, 2015 at the age of 82.

29faces face #19 David Margulies

Face #19 is of David Margulies who passed away January, 11, 2016, at the age of 78.

29faces face#18 Dean Jones

Face #18 is of Dean Jones who passed away September, 1, 2015 at the age of 84, from Parkinson's disease. 

29faces face #17 Betsy Palmer

Face #17 is of Betsy Palmer who passed away May, 29, 2015 at the age of 88 from natural causes. 

39faces face #16 B.B. King

Face # 16 is of B.B. King who passed away May,14,2015 at the age of 89. 

39faces face #15 Anne Meara

Face #15 is Anne Meara who passed away May, 23, 2015.

29faces face #14 Abe Vigoda

I'm late posting the latest faces. My computer died on me during the weekend and I'm having to post these with my phone, which isn't the easiest, so please forgive the change up and any spelling errors as my phone has a mind of its own sometimes.

Face #14 is Abe Vigoda who passed away January, 26th, 2016 in his sleep. 

29 faces face #13 Fred Thompson

Today's face is Actor and Politician  Fred Thompson, who passed away November, 1, 2015, at the age of 73 from cancer.

29 faces face # 12 Ron Moody

Face #12 is of Rod Moody who passed away June, 11, 2015 at the ripe old age of 91. He was a British actor best know for his role as Fagin in Oliver!

I used a reference picture from Oliver! to do this face because I loved the shadows and how his eyes were.

29faces face #11 Yvonne Craig

Face 11 is of Yvonne Craig,  who passed away August, 17, 2015 at the age of 78 from  cancer.

She was best known as playing Bat girl. 

29faces face #10 Daniel von Bargen

Face 10 is  actor Daniel von Bargen who passed away on March, 1, 2015 at the age of 46.

There are so many TV shows and Movies that I recognize him from it's not even funny. I was so sad to learn of his passing and even sadder to read his health problems, apparent suicide attempt and eventual death (they say it was from complications from diabetes). He was a hansom man and a wonderful actor.

29faces face #9 Omar Sharif

Face #9 is Omar Sharif, who passed away July, 10th, 2015, from a heart attack at the age of 83. 

I've linked his Wikipedia page above, he was a very interesting man - He spoke six languages and was a contract bridge player, among other things. His Wikipedia page comes across as very romantic because he died 6 months after this ex-wife, who it seems he never got over - he remained a lonely bachelor after their divorce.

I promise his forehead isn't as big at this picture it showing... my camera didn't want to cooperate today so the angle is off a bit.

Well folks, we are 9 faces down and have 20 more to go, how are all y'all doing?

29 faces face #8 Roger Rees

Face #8 is Roger Rees, who passed away from brain cancer, July, 10th, 2015.

He was a well known British actor that started his acting career in the theater before moving onto television and movies. 

He stood out in two rolls for me- as Robin Colcord in Cheers and as Sheriff of Rottingham in Robin hood; men in tights.

29 faces face #7 Maureen O'Hara

Face #7 is of Maureen O'Hara, who passed away the 24th of October 2015 in her sleep at the age of 95.

I knew her from Miracle on 34th street  but she was in many, many other things as well.

We're only a week into the challenge and I've already fallen behind twice! Eekk, I've got to get it together over here if I want to finish all 29 in time.

29 faces face #6 Alex Rocco

Face #6 is  Alex Rocco, who passed away July, 18, 2015 from pancreatic cancer.

I knew him from his performance in 'The Godfather' but when I did my research I found out he liked to appear on TV  more than movies and that he was actually a gang member in Boston  when he was younger. His birth name is Alessandro Federico Petricone, Jr.  but after the Boston Irish Gang War started in the 60's he left Boston and changed his name. 

Pretty interesting fellow...

29faces Face #5 Wayne Rogers

Face #5 is of Wayne Rogers, who passes away December, 31, 2015 from pneumonia at the age of 82.

He was probably best know for his role as Captain 'Trapper' John McIntyre in the TV show M*A*S*H. But if you check out his IMBD you'll see he acted in a lot of other things, mostly TV.

I saved his hair for last, and as usual I got frustrated and gave up. Why is hair always so difficult? Even in real life it wants to do it's own thing.

29faces Face #4 Mary Ellen Trainor

Face #4 is of Acttress Mary Ellen Trainor, who passed away May, 20th, 2015 at the age of 62 from complications of pancreatic cancer.

According to IMDB she acted in 47 different movies and TV shows and while I remember her in other things, she will away be the mom in  The Goonies for me.

Please Ignore the giant black spot in her hair... I don't know what I was thinking.

29faces face #3 Angus Scrimm

Hey guys!

Face #3  in the challenge is Angus Scrimm who passed away January 9th, 2016. He was an actor and author, best know for his roll as the Tall man in Phantasm. He passed away at the age of 89.

I did have him done yesterday but my phone (which is how I take the pictures) wouldn't send the pictures to my email. But thanks to the lovely Blogger app I was able to get him up today :)

29faces Face #2 Taylor Negron

Face #2 in the 29 faces challenge is Taylor Negron, who passed away Janurary, 10, 2015. exactly one year before David Bowie  (They both died from liver cancer, kinda creepy).

I only found out he passed away because of my research, and it surprised me, he was such a familiar face. He was an actor, a comedian, a painter, and a playwright. 

I knew  him from his T.V. appearances and smaller parts in movies, he always left an impression.

How could you not remember that smile? 

29faces Face #1 David Bowie

 I first knew him as the goblin king, I was raised watching Labyrinth. The oldest of three children, each of us loving and watching  Labyrinth  multiple time a week, I have it imprinted into my brain and can recite most of the movie. My husband knows I quietly mouth the words if we watch it, but I can't just mouth the words when the songs come one. I am compelled to sing.

As I grew older I recognized his songs on the radio and the references to him in other movies (Like the Wedding singer). Most of my friends didn't know him till I sang them 'Under pressure' or somehow got them to watch Labyrinth. When I was in my early twenties I watched him in  'The man who fell to earth' simply because he starred in it.

I was not old enough to know who Ziggy Stardust was, or how much David Bowie had changed music or his fashion over the years. I just knew he was cool and I liked him.

When  he passed away, the child in me was heartbroken, we had lost the goblin king...

I did not draw a picture of Jareth the goblin king though, I drew a picture of David Bowie

It's not as close of a likeness as I would like but for not drawing in almost a year I'm happy with how he turned out.  And yes his eyes are that way on purpose, did you know that David Bowie had Anisocoria - a condition where the pupils are different sizes?

1 face down, 28 to go.

29 Faces Challenge

Hello and welcome to the 2016 29 faces Challenge!

I can't believe a whole year has gone by sense I did the last challenge.

 I was highly distracted in 2015's Challenge, but I finished it, just barely, and then I didn't participate in September 2015 because I was getting married!

If you would like to see wedding  photo's I have them on my food blog AStrayKitchen.com (it's where I spend my time between challenges).

I'm super excited to get back at making faces and this year I decided to try for a theme. It's somewhat of a sad theme, but  I will be creating faces of actors and musicians that passed away within the last 2 years (like David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Christopher Lee to name the popular ones).  When Bowie and Rickman pass away last month I knew I wanted to  draw them during the challenge, and then through some random thoughts and  conversations I decided it was best to draw only those no longer living, as sort of a remembrance to them.

It was sad compiling this list. A lot of wonderful people  passed away. Most of them I fondly remember and didn't realize they had passed away.  Most of them are also actors, because it was easier to  research them, and frankly, I was too depressed to look into all the musicians that had passed away after 2 hours of actor's who had died.

This next month will be full of beautiful faces, in a tribute to their memories, please  check back for new faces (daily!).

If you would like to learn more about the challenge please check out the website at 29faces