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Category: People portraits
Happy Baby
“Happy Baby” Lately, whenever I’m around babies and young children I feel so happy inside. Just a kind of calm … More
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 … More
Little Lifeguard
I never tire of drawing ‘little’ faces🤗. Every face has a story. After I completed this one I was told … More
For Grandmother
I’ve been drawing portraits for 5 years now and loving it even more than when I started. Especially when grandmoms … More
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 … 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, … More
Grandpa’s Favorite
Portraits of little ones and their parents and grandparents are so special to me. As I have no children, each … More
Life is Precious
It’s a joyous time of the year for the most part …but for some it will be a difficult time. … More
Textures
Much of drawing portraits for me involves the overall feeling of a photo… including textures. When I was first commissioned … More
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 … More
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 … More
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 … More
Twinning
I love drawing portraits. This was a fun drawing! TWINS🤗. Double cuteness.❣️❣️ I often thought of drawing twins so when … More
Fever
This was sort of a personal challenge to learn more about watercolor; as you know, graphite is my gig. I … More
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 … More
Beginning & End
I take LOTS of photos during the drawing process to make sure I’m on target so I have to file … More
Classic Beauty
My uncle commissioned me to draw his beautiful wife, Aunt Johnnie. 🌺. The black & white reference photo was from … More
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. … More
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, … More
Farewell President Obama
I thought I’d revisit this familiar face. The first real portrait I ever drew, 3 years ago, was from a … More
CAUGHT!!
CAUGHT! Who’s bringing the fries!?! Ha! Saw this photo of my cousin and thought, “Have I drawn fish yet?….Good for … More
Trump & Hillary
So, I decided to make my little artistic contribution to the 2016 presidential election madness featuring the two most unpopular … More
First Day Home
Every time I work on a mother/child drawing, I admit, for a fleeting few moments, I think about the fact … More
All Faces Matter
All Faces Matter….to God and to me. One of my best buddies (Hey Ann!) visited me last month and we … More
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 … More
Satisfaction
‘SATISFACTION’ is the word that I kept thinking of as I was drawing. I don’t know the story behind the … More
Simon of Cyrene
Happy Resurrection Day! This is the first time drawing faces from my mind rather than from a photo. I was … More
‘Granpa’
One of the reasons I enjoy drawing portraits is because each face holds ‘history’ and tells a story; some a … More
More Siblings…More Fun!
This drawing was created from two separate photos. This isn’t always the easiest thing for me to do… positioning/direction can be … More
Coloring My World
After a couple years of drawing only in graphite I decided to venture into the world of color…via color pencil. … More
New Levels
When I received the reference photo of this little girl I was intrigued because she looked so ethereal …. and … More
Go ahead, try not to SMILE…
Freckles, lollipops, and tie-dye t-shirts: How could I resist adding this drawing to my portfolio? Although I now have a … More
A Heart for Orphans
The biggest blessing for me in drawing portraits is that each one feels like I have partnered with the Creator … More
Casting Your Cares
I’ve been wanting to draw a daddy/daughter portrait for some time. I love drawing moms/grandmoms with their babes so I … More
The Ones Far Away
As you can probably tell by now, some of my favorite subjects to draw are those showing relationship; grandmother/mother child, … More
… But that HAIR!
A ‘seasoned’artist once told me that drawing a subject’s hair will often take longer than drawing the the face. In … More
Sweet Intensity
How fun it was to draw the sweet intensity in the baby’s eyes. I wonder what she is thinking?
Mother’s Day: Legacies and Milestones
I was out purchasing art supplies a few weeks ago and when I cashed out the young girl handed me … More
Steve and Annie Chapman
So, what do you get for the person who has everything? Well, if you are a portrait artist – problem … More
Who is Kitchen?
Last year I met a new artist friend, Kim Napier, in Nashville and over lunch we talked about painting, drawing, … More
Siblings
Each time I complete a portrait I envision it becoming a family heirloom for the customer … and a part … More
More Sister Love!
Most Prized Possession
I don’t typically give my drawings a name but as I was working on this one, the expression on the … More
Wonderment!
Wonderment!… That is what I saw I this child’s eyes. Think about it…at 1 or 2 years old nearly everything … More
Bigger Paper Needed… Please!
Five cousins! I love the individual expressions of each child. I like using photos like these because they tell a … More
Portrait Art by Jan 