Chasing a Style

For many months, I've had a certain stylization of characters in mind but I've been having trouble capturing it in a drawing. (Who said being a cartoonist is easy?) Chasing this unknown style what many of my recent pencil drawings have been about.

This guy is the first one that makes me think I'm finally zoning in on it. The graphic shapes of strong cheekbones, nearly non-existent forehead, and protruding lips rendered with a sculptural quality is what makes this drawing work for me.

I posted him to my Sketchbook.