A few drawings...

Just beautiful, Lisa!

Absolutely Wonderful!

Rob wrote:

Just beautiful, Lisa!

Thank you, Rob!

Davetucson wrote:

Absolutely Wonderful!

Thank you, Dave!

Rapunzel wrote:

Amy, I love your avatar! That shot of Belle reminds me of you.

Thank you! You already know who you remind me of!

Lisa wrote:

And I hope you do give painting a try. I've seen some mini-sets of paints, both oil and acrylic, on clearance at Walmart and I've been so tempted to buy a set! But I don't know when I'd have the time to do it, and I don't want to spend the money and then have the paint go bad. You know?

Yep, that makes sense! You better make sure you have the time to devote to it before investing in it. Paints are NOT cheap, especially oils and acrylics!


I love your latest "Carpenter" portrait. Simply beautiful!!

Color is expensive no matter what form its in. Thats why I stick to pencil.

Lisa, you have such a calm and awesome result every time you draw. Its like looking into a telescope back in time . Great work...hope this is a winner!!

Belle wrote:

Rapunzel wrote:

Amy, I love your avatar! That shot of Belle reminds me of you.

You already know who you remind me of!

Thank you kindly!

Mimi wrote:

Yep, that makes sense! You better make sure you have the time to devote to it before investing in it. Paints are NOT cheap, especially oils and acrylics!

Ha! I may never get to it, then! Time is such a rare commodity!

Amy wrote:

I love your latest "Carpenter" portrait. Simply beautiful!!

Thank you, Mimi!

Gin wrote:

Color is expensive no matter what form its in. Thats why I stick to pencil.

That's why I love eBay. I've found some amazing deals there on Prismacolor colored pencils! (And I've been meaning to tell you....if you find Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils in your area (or better yet, check eBay), I think you'd LOVE them. They're graphite, and are the nicest pencils I've ever used!

Gin wrote:

Lisa, you have such a calm and awesome result every time you draw. Its like looking into a telescope back in time . Great work...hope this is a winner!!

Oh, thank you, Ginger! This one isn't going to be entered in competition this summer - maybe next year. It's in an exhibit right now. I was asked to display some of my pieces in the art department, so that's what I finished it in time for. It was a mix of graphite, carbon and just a little charcoal.

THat's great! I love his facial expression!

Vanesa.

Thank you, Vanesa! And I'm sorry that I didn't see that you had posted before now.

I just finished up a portrait that I was so excited to do! When the lady contacted me about possibly having me do it, and showed me the photo, I wanted so badly to do it!! I was saying, "Oh, Lord, pleeeeeease let her hire me!" The photo is just so precious!! I finished it up tonight:

That is just so precious Lisa!

So cute, makes you want to kiss the baby also.

This is just amazing. So incredibly tender. And the depth... I swear you could touch them. An absolute masterpiece, Lisa. Thank you for sharing it with us.

This is absolutely exquisite Lisa! WOW. This woman who hired you is going to be so pleased!!

That is beautiful. It should be frame & hang up in her family room. for her whole family to see.

Praire Girl wrote:

So cute, makes you want to kiss the baby also.

Thank you! And yes! I've wanted to reach in and kiss the baby, too!

Rob wrote:

This is just amazing. So incredibly tender. And the depth... I swear you could touch them. An absolute masterpiece, Lisa. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you, Robbie! This is one that I was sorry to see come to an end.

Amy wrote:

This is absolutely exquisite Lisa! WOW. This woman who hired you is going to be so pleased!!

Thank you, Mimi! She's seen the above shot, and loves it (what a relief!!), so I hope she likes it as much in person!

Buttercup wrote:

That is beautiful. It should be frame & hang up in her family room. for her whole family to see.

Thank you, Melissa!

Your welcome, Lisa

Aaawww! Rhis baby makes me feel loke pinching his chubby cheek! Great job!

Vanesa.

Wow! They will love it!

Lisa, again you've created a wonder!

I've worked on an infant drawing before and its not the easiest thing to do. The skin tone is SO soft and different than even an older childs. THIS is the kind of photo that you want to draw that will totally drip emotion. You've done it again! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

Vanesa wrote:

Aaawww! Rhis baby makes me feel loke pinching his chubby cheek! Great job!

Vanesa.

Me, too! He's just so adorable! Thank you, Vanesa!

Lori wrote:

Wow! They will love it!

Thank you, Lori! When I met with Patte and gave her the portrait, she almost started to cry when she saw it. I was SO happy that she liked it so much!

Gin wrote:

Lisa, again you've created a wonder!

I've worked on an infant drawing before and its not the easiest thing to do. The skin tone is SO soft and different than even an older childs. THIS is the kind of photo that you want to draw that will totally drip emotion. You've done it again! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

Thank you, Ginger!

Those of you who've been here for any length of time know that I'm a huuuuuuuge fan of The Andy Griffith Show. I've started on a collage that will be a tribute to the show...and here's the centerpiece:

This is beautiful, Lisa! Wow! One of your best ever!

beautiful.

Thank you, Krissy!