I was recently commissioned to do a graphite pencil portrait of a couple of cute brothers as a gift for Grandma. I thought you might like to see how well I did (or didn’t…lol) do. If you’d like a portrait of your house, your horse or your honey, please feel free to contact me for [...]
This is a graphite pencil drawing of Josh, my friend’s son, while he was patiently waiting for that first nibble. Little boys and their fishing poles…and big hopes and dreams. I don’t even know if there were any fish in that shallow creek, but he was convinced, and sat for quite a long time before [...]
I posted this graphite pencil drawing once before, and am posting it today because I accidentally deleted that original post. Dah. I still love this water scene. It’s my son, years ago, at our picnic at Lake Washington, trying to win over the reluctant and not-so-trusting duck with a loaf of bread. The goose wasn’t shy at all.
Lucy is my neighbor’s daughter and I did this graphite pencil drawing of her right after she was introduced to Lady, her new Schnauzer puppy. When Lucy’s Mom told me they were getting a dog, I was somewhat concerned. Lucy tended to be a super ball of energy always, and my thought was that any [...]
I could tell you the real story behind this graphite pencil drawing, but I’m not going to. You’ll have to guess what was going on at the time. Maybe this little cowgirl was attending her pet rabbit’s funeral, or perhaps she had gotten into trouble and was apologizing for her error. You have the luxury of imagining [...]
As long as I can remember, I’ve always had at least one dog in my life, and so, consequently, so did my kids. This graphite pencil drawing is of my daughter and her dog, Shannon, patiently watching TV while waiting for Easter dinner to be served. Although the house was bustling with activity and noise, they both seemed [...]
I love this graphite pencil drawing! It’s of my son. One night I went in to check on Adam to make certain he was all covered up and sleeping peacefully. He was, and……….I felt I was being watched. So many teddy bear eyes looking at me! All his precious little teddy bears gathered around him as if they were guarding [...]
This graphite pencil drawing is of my daughter, Katrina, who was watching TV one afternoon with our little dog Shannon. I had uggested it was time to take a nap, but she insisted she wasn’t tired and wanted to watch TV instead. OK, I said, as I gently covered her with the afghan. About 10 [...]
This graphite pencil drawing is of my friend Kathy’s daughter who was sitting up on a counter at the dog grooming parlor waiting for their pooch to be finished up when all heck broke loose between two large dogs. Maggie, the little girl, looked at me with those big eyes and her finger to her [...]
