A recent commission of a character named Whiskey Jim.

 

He is born and raised backwoods Virginia. He used to work at a saw mill and distilled his own moonshine for the boys out of his own basement (hence the nickname). Whiskey Jim was blinded in a freak accident that sent wood chips into his eyes, so he had to quit his job at the mill. In his blindness, he boarded the wrong train on the platform in town and ended up in New York City where he panned for gold in the Gowanus river (he thought he was in California). He slipped on the bank, hit his head on a rock, and died. His ghost now haunts the local bars, but people drink to his name every night. 

 

The portrait was painted digitally and was great fun, I included a gif of the process below :D