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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson in pencil.

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.

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

Jason and Addie

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

Commission for friends

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

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!

Little Miles

Grandmother, grandson (commission)

Did this for someone who had a very special family.   Canson 11x14 pencils.

Curious Jonah

Jonah being curious about a pumpkin!  Canson 11x14 various pencils.

Addie

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

Sean Connery

Loved his old James Bond character.  Bristol on 11x14, graphite.

Elon Musk

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

Aunt Bee

Had to include Aunt Bee too!

Sheriff car in Mayberry

First time to try drawing a car, was much harder than I thought!

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.

Opie Taylor

Since I did Andy and Barney , had to do Opie too!

Indiana Jones

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

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!

Christmas Present

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Steve Jobs

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

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.

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.

Daniel Craig

Love the Bond movies and what Daniel has brought to the character.  Enjoyed this quick study of him.