Both myself and my step-dad are huge fans of the ‘Rocky’ films. Now say what you will about Sylvester Stallone as an actor, I think he portrays the character of Rocky perfectly. There is just something about these films that strikes a chord with my step-dad and I; the underdog chasing his dream, overcoming all the odds and not quitting until he makes it. For my step-dads birthday I created this illustration for print, which now hangs proudly in his house.

I worked from a reference photograph from a scene in Rocky IV, to create this Roy Lichtenstein inspired pop art illustration.