Poyekhali

A portrait of Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut, and first man in outer space. A commissions for , one of three, 11x14, charcoal.

Titled after his first word following the launch of his Vostok capsule on April 12, 1961, which translates to "Off we go!". He died only seven years later when the MiG 15 training jet he was piloting crashed.