Bearded Old Man w/ a Long Face

Bearded Old Man with a Long Face

~ 10" x 18", Plaster

Big ears. Long nose. Long chin. Skinny shoulders and chest. Closed eyes.

The Bearded Old Man sometimes makes me feel as if he cannot bear to look and see what comes next. Sometimes he makes me feel that he does not need nor care to see what comes next. His face sometimes feels somber, but sometimes feels relaxed. I can't tell if there's tension in his face, and if there is, is the tension from something happening right now? Or is it the slowly-built tension from age, gravity, and stress over time?