Project 365 (Kinda) - Day 1

I've started a very ambitious project (for me at least.) I will try to create 365 sketches in 365 days of 2009. I know I'm already short of 60 sketches for January and February but I'll try to catch up for those soon. My goal? It's like hitting two birds with one stone. One, I got to hone my skills in drawing, which I really want to improve. Two, I have sure content for this blog at least weekly.

Anyway, I got this idea somewhere in the net where you take 1 picture per day for a year.

So, to start, here is the first entry for Project 365. My "theme" for this week is Popular Music Icons.

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From wikipedia.org...

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977; middle name sometimes written Aron)a was an American singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" or "The King".

In 1954, Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. His novel versions of existing songs, mixing "black" and "white" sounds, made him popular—and controversial—as did his uninhibited stage and television performances. He recorded songs in the rock and roll genre, with tracks like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" later embodying the style. Presley had a versatile voice and had unusually wide success encompassing other genres, including gospel, blues, ballads and pop. To date, he has been inducted into four music halls of fame.

In the 1960s, Presley made the majority of his 31 movies—mainly poorly reviewed, but financially successful, musicals. In 1968, he returned to live music in a television special, and performed across the U.S., notably in Las Vegas. Throughout his career, he set records for concert attendance, television ratings and recordings sales. He is one of the best-selling and most influential artists in the history of music. Health problems, drug dependency and other factors led to his death at age 42.