DAMN YANKEES (...throes of) part 8

I've never read where Lee personally did a 'Rebel Yell' --something he no doubt delegated to his many underlings, and the expression he's holding here is what one would imagine was his wordless command to commence a-yellin'... Anyway, he shows no love lost here amongst these particular Yankees I hope... (due in no little part to their odd army uniform?). Lee, for compositional purposes is relegated to riding a pony... This minuscule Traveller is yet another cheat, as will be the likely disappearance of stirrups -they complicate the area around his foot. Hopefully my shrinking of Lee's favorite horse stops short of becoming a Hobby-horse; last thing I need is a 'Rebel Yell' aimed at me...

















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I've been having to rework Ruth's posture to align him better with the others in the composition (see last image in this post below)... To the right here you'll see some simple attempts at where his body goes. I'm looking to have him crane his neck at Lee, which is rather challenging as I could find absolutely no reference on Babe Ruth's neck. I've decided he doesn't have one. Arguments to the contrary are futile. I've taken the liberty to gift him a neck so he can at least once in his life enjoy a good craning. Still it's a stretch. ...Sorry.













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Below looking for an improvement on Jackson's posture as well as 'camera angle'. Jackson number two is on the short list.





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Here's an idea on where things (they) stand, currently...











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