Was commissioned to draw a little Pug that once upon a time gave someone much happiness!😊
Emma
Honestly, I wasn’t sure if I could pull this one off. I mean, I knew I could draw it, but…
LADDIE
Laddie, 11×14 Graphite I have a soft spot in my heart for those who lose a furry member of the…
First Ladies
Hi Everyone, I pray you all are doing well in the midst of this Corona virus pandemic. It seems most…
Happy Baby
“Happy Baby” Lately, whenever I’m around babies and young children I feel so happy inside. Just a kind of calm…
30th Anniversary Gift
Hush Little Baby
“Hush Little Baby” While searching for a practice photo I pulled this one from my collection. I thought it would…
Puppy Buddies
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 🎆 I’m happy to share this Christmas commission. 💛 These two puppy friends were just hanging out…
Peggy
Meet Miss Peggy!😍. Such a sweet gentle dog. She used to live across the street from me. Her ‘mom’ wanted…
Little Lifeguard
I never tire of drawing ‘little’ faces🤗. Every face has a story. After I completed this one I was told…
Hi AnnaBelle Leigh
I painted Annabelle Leigh as a housewarming gift for her Mama & Daddy’s new place 😊. I tried to capture…
For Grandmother
I’ve been drawing portraits for 5 years now and loving it even more than when I started. Especially when grandmoms…
Little Miss Bright Eyes
“Little Miss Bright Eyes” 😍🌺 9×12 Bristol Board
Li’l Fellow
I love seeing the framed drawing from my customers. Every now and again I will do drawings that include more…
Why’d I Paint These Babies?
Art is everything. What I mean is, some form of artistry exists in all things. Look around your world: houses,…
Fireplace Poppies
“FIREPLACE POPPIES” 37×48. After a long day of painting I have a much DEEPER RESPECT for all my painting friends…
Sky Raider!
Hello! Hope everyone had a nice Christmas day. 🤗 Now, I can share some of my commissions. This isn’t technically…
Grandpa’s Favorite
Portraits of little ones and their parents and grandparents are so special to me. As I have no children, each…
Life is Precious
It’s a joyous time of the year for the most part …but for some it will be a difficult time.…
Another Fur Baby Watercolor
This painting was for a young lady who is away from home for a while so her mom commissioned me…
Textures
Much of drawing portraits for me involves the overall feeling of a photo… including textures. When I was first commissioned…
Blessed to Be A Blessing
I recently got a request to do a drawing of this gentleman who recently suddenly passed away. I learned that…
The Only Photo She Had
A few weeks ago I was commissioned to do a drawing of a client’s mother who had recently passed (see…
Splits and Things
Look at this fun-ness! I haven’t had many athletic requests but they are fun to draw. I have done splits…
In Memory of Mars
Sadly, Mars, passed away recently. She was a beautiful dog. A Boxer was one of my first commissions when I…
Twinning
I love drawing portraits. This was a fun drawing! TWINS🤗. Double cuteness.❣️❣️ I often thought of drawing twins so when…
Fever
This was sort of a personal challenge to learn more about watercolor; as you know, graphite is my gig. I…
One of a Thousand Reasons…
This is one of the thousands of reasons I love drawing portraits.❤️🌺 Another satisfied client … what a blessing to me…
Beginning & End
I take LOTS of photos during the drawing process to make sure I’m on target so I have to file…
Classic Beauty
My uncle commissioned me to draw his beautiful wife, Aunt Johnnie. 🌺. The black & white reference photo was from…
Pretty Girl
I decided to add to my portfolio so I grabbed a photo of beautiful Shayla. 🌺
Happy Mother’s Day
🌸HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!🌸 …. If you don’t have children, fret not, Neither do I ….so…. 🌺HAPPY LADIES DAY🌺 to you.…
Italian Greyhounds
A happy family of pooches (Italian Greyhounds)…actually, one of them is no longer with us, however still is considered a…
How Deep the Father’s Love
I love photos that evoke emotion and thought. The photo used for this drawing made me think of rest, peace,…
Farewell President Obama
I thought I’d revisit this familiar face. The first real portrait I ever drew, 3 years ago, was from a…
CAUGHT!!
CAUGHT! Who’s bringing the fries!?! Ha! Saw this photo of my cousin and thought, “Have I drawn fish yet?….Good for…
Happy New Year!
Three years ago this week, I decided to start this page after discovering I had a little knack (and sole…
Trump & Hillary
So, I decided to make my little artistic contribution to the 2016 presidential election madness featuring the two most unpopular…
Meeeeow!!
I’ve drawn lots of dogs but no cats….so here’s a quick kitty sketch for ya’ … meeeeeooow. 🐱 (9×12).
First Day Home
Every time I work on a mother/child drawing, I admit, for a fleeting few moments, I think about the fact…
Homegrown Memories
Many memories are tied to one’s home(s). I can remember specific details about each of the homes I’ve lived in;…
All Faces Matter
All Faces Matter….to God and to me. One of my best buddies (Hey Ann!) visited me last month and we…
Crewcuts
Another grandmother is very happy! P.S. It was too much fun drawing this little crewcut! 😎
A Happy Heart 💕
I have been so blessed with, and by, this late-in-life ability (gift) to draw … it still leaves me in…
A Horse is a Horse..
I never thought about drawing any thing but people portraits when I started doing portraits, however I received several pet…
“Zoey”
Each time I am commissioned to do a dog portrait, by the time I am finished I want to run…
Satisfaction
‘SATISFACTION’ is the word that I kept thinking of as I was drawing. I don’t know the story behind the…
My Dear Aunt Rosie Mae
I have spent the last few evenings (and late nights) working on this drawing of my Aunt Rosie Mae; my…
Simon of Cyrene
Happy Resurrection Day! This is the first time drawing faces from my mind rather than from a photo. I was…
‘Granpa’
One of the reasons I enjoy drawing portraits is because each face holds ‘history’ and tells a story; some a…
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