Sunday, November 10, 2019

Beloved friend

Did this as a commission for someone who recently lost their Bear. Done with pencils 12x16 on Bristol papers




Monday, October 14, 2019

President Reagan in pastel pencils

Another portrait of a President!   This is pastel pencil on Ampersand board, a sandy surface that works great if the sand is there but any flat spots from erasing are impossible to cover.  Had a couple places i had to use fixative on, a spray that makes the surface kind of tacky and will hold the pigment.  11x14.

Saturday, October 5, 2019

Rocky

Did this as a commission for someone I work with.  Pastel pencil on sanded paper  11x14.  Loved working on this beautiful animal.  Love dogs.

Sunday, July 21, 2019

Commission for a wedding gift

This is a commission for someone as a wedding gift to the couple.   Very large at 24x19 and took awhile to cover it all.  First time using Pan Pastels for the background, made it so much nicer than covering with tip of pencil.



Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Dual Commission

Did this for a friend I work with of his son.  Wanted two of them so I got to make the same mistakes twice!


Thursday, May 9, 2019

Engaged Couple

Commission for an engaged couple to be married soon.  11x14 on Bristol paper in pencil.
Did this for my daughter to give as a gift to the couple.


Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Andy Griffith

Another portrait of one of my favorite characters from the Andy Griffith show.  Love doing these old black and white shots.
Bristol paper 24x19 various pencils.


Monday, February 11, 2019

Mother and daughter gone way too soon.  Gift for the family as comfort.  

Friday, February 8, 2019

Jason and Addie

Birthday present for brother Jason from his wife.   Bristol 11x14 pencils.


Sunday, January 20, 2019

Commission for friends

Commission piece , pencil on Bristol paper 14x17. Edward Roske owner of interRel Consulting.

Friday, December 28, 2018

Another commission

Another commission of grandmother and grandson.

Family commission

Commission for a nice family for Christmas.  Was a challenge doing 4 at once!

Papa

Papa Wilkins, brought back so many memories of him while doing this portrait. He was probably younger than me now when he had this photo taken and seems strange to be older and drawing him as younger. He and my grandmother Addie raised some wonderful children, my mom included!

Monday, November 12, 2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Addie

This is a relative and is quite a bundle of joy and energy! Bristol paper 11x14 pencils.

Sunday, May 6, 2018

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Elon Musk

Really admire Elon and am always amazed at his drive and passion to change the world.

Saturday, February 10, 2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Gomer Pyle

Really am enjoying drawing the cast of the Mayberry gang.  Gomer was a favorite of mine and he played the role so well.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Indiana Jones

Loved working on this portrait from one of my favorite movies and movie characters!



Sunday, January 7, 2018

Barney Fife

Since I drew Andy I just had to draw Barney too!  They go together.  Will hang them on the wall side by side!

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Christmas Present

Did a surprise Christmas gift for a friend of her son.  Very smart little boy!

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Andy Griffith

Loved this show as a kid growing up and all it represented to me.   Would love to have those kind of days back again.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Horse and Rider commission

Got a commission to draw one of our leaders at the company I work for competing with her horse.  11x14 charcoal and pencil.

Sunday, June 18, 2017

JFK in color pencil

First time to try color pencils and really found more difficult than I thought.  Very little erasing ability and also take many layers to build up color.  Found that I have to start light and darken instead of going dark first.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Tribute to a dear friend

Lost a dear friend that I had breakfast with for over 10 years.  Decided to memorialize him with what skills I have.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Horse of course

First time drawing a horse, came out pretty good I think.  Lots of nice comments from http://wetcanvas.com in the Wildlife and Animals forums.


Einstein

Love reading about this guy, so smart,  I wonder if he was one of us.

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Steve Jobs

Had fun drawing Steve Jobs tonight.  Odds are you are probably viewing his picture on a device he is responsible for.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Neil Armstrong

One of my heroes growing up, Neil Armstrong was my subject this time. I often wondered what it must have been like just knowing that of all humans who have ever lived on this earth to be the first human to step onto another round ball in the sky that countless millions of people have stared up at in wonder. First of only a dozen humans ever to experience that. I hated to see his passing so I thought I'd honor him in picture. This was one of the harder ones I've done because of the nature of the suit. His expression can be seen as pure fear or just utter amazement. I like to think amazement.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Dog portrait

Did a dog portrait for someone that won a raffle.  Had fun doing this,  the dog has such a calm look on his face.

Commission

 Commission for a friend I worked with 43 years ago.