Original Drawings

Below are two versions of one of my original graphite drawings.

The subject is a portrait of a young Al Pacino.

The first is the original on white paper 
by James Elmer (circa 2005)

 

This second is a variation with a sepia tint 
by James Elmer (circa 2005)

It is reported by Ask.com that Al Pacino is of Albanian ancestry:

Alfonso Pacino is Albanian. His family is originally from Kruja, a city in Central Albania. Hundreds of thousands of Albanians left Albania from 1571 - 1912, escaping occupation from the Ottoman Empire. These were largely Albanian Catholics. An approximate figure of those Albanians that left Albania for Italy is thought to be 1.2 million. Pacino's surname in Albania is Pacini. The full name in Albanian is Alfons Pacini.

The Italian government moved to nationalize the ethnic Albanians living in Southern Italy in the regions of Calabria, Puglia, Alexandia, Sicily and Naples from 1621-1913. Therefore, the names of the Albanian community living in Southern Italy were changed in order to unite Italy as one. Many family names added letters such as "O" or were changed in their entirety to fit the Italian national identity scheme. Records in Albania show that in 23 October 1801, 203 Albanians from the region of Pac, Kruje left Albania from the Port of Durres to travel to Southern Italy.

Other famous actors of Albanian origin include among others Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci (Albanian surname Peshki), John Belushi, Jim Belushi, Victor Gojcaj and Eliza Dushku.