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I was heartbroken when I came home to discover Robin Williams had committed suicide. To see someone who's work inspired me (and so many others) as a child to use humor to deal with life and make the best of things tugs at the heart. He was brilliant and able to show a great versatility to his craft. One moment he could be off the wall nuts to heart-breakingly vulnerable; where he could break your heart while you laughed (Fisher King comes to mind). He showed me it was okay to be random, a spastic goof, it was fine to be an oddball.
Hearing it was a suicide made sense to me. It's often easy to make others laugh, it helps you get away from your own pain. To be frank, I was not a huge fan of his recent works, but I feel he still had many more decades in him still. I am so very grateful for the decades of influence that I was able to witness, thank you for the laughter and the tears. I will miss you deeply.

You can download a 1920x1080 version here: www.onibatsu.com/2014/08/11/ rest-peace-robin-williams/

Fast loose piece made in illustrator.

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I was heartbroken when I came home to discover Robin Williams had committed suicide. To see someone who's work inspired me (and so many others) as a child to use humor to deal with life and make the best of things tugs at the heart. He was brilliant and able to show a great versatility to his craft. One moment he could be off the wall nuts to heart-breakingly vulnerable; where he could break your heart while you laughed (Fisher King comes to mind). He showed me it was okay to be random, a spastic goof, it was fine to be an oddball.
Hearing it was a suicide made sense to me. It's often easy to make others laugh, it helps you get away from your own pain. To be frank, I was not a huge fan of his recent works, but I feel he still had many more decades in him still. I am so very grateful for the decades of influence that I was able to witness, thank you for the laughter and the tears. I will miss you deeply.

You can download a 1920x1080 version here: www.onibatsu.com/2014/08/11/ rest-peace-robin-williams/

Fast loose piece made in illustrator.