Robin

Robin Williams Portrait | "Upwards" | Original Drawing on 1960s Ford Blueprint
 
"Upwards. It only takes one to convince you. One beautiful word."
 
Robin Williams portrait drawn in pen and ink on an authentic 1960s Ford Motor Company factory blueprint. The vintage text at the top of the paper—"Upwards, it only takes one to convince you, one beautiful word"—feels almost prophetic for this tribute to a man who convinced millions with his words.
 
Williams was a force. Mrs. Doubtfire. Genie. Dead Poets Society. Good Morning Vietnam. Patch Adams. Good Will Hunting. He taught us to laugh until we cried, and then cry until we laughed again.
 
This piece honors that range. Comedy and tragedy. Chaos and precision. The blueprint underneath represents structure—the Ford factory, American manufacturing, the working world. Williams' face emerges from that history, reminding us that genius can't be contained by blueprints.
 
The bottom edge features meticulously layered Japanese Washi tape in rainbow gradient—a nod to the color and light Robin brought to everything he touched.
 
12x16" 
Pen and ink on vintage 1960s Ford Motor Company blueprint
Japanese Washi tape collage element
Signed and dated
One of a kind (the blueprint itself is unrepeatable)
 
This is not just a portrait. It's a meditation on legacy, on the words that stay with us, on the voices that shape childhood and echo through adulthood.
 
RIP to a legend.
 
Includes certificate of authenticity.
Ships flat in protective sleeve with rigid backing.