Blog — Drawings

This little guy is so special! Look at his stance. He was balancing himself. He was only 1 day old when we met. It was morning. We opened the shutters in our kitchen to see a Momma duck and 9 baby ducks floating in our jacuzzi. What a discovery!! I'm sharing videos of our duck adventure at my YouTube channel....

Have you watched the movie The Blind Side? I love this movie. I've watched it many times. 😊 While watching the story unfold, I was inspired to draw Kathy Bates's portrait with my ballpoint pen. I like to call this style of portraiture a Minimalist Drawing. How do you like it? These portraits take less time to draw, but they...

Do you like going through photo albums? I appreciate the ease of our digital age with the ability to easily store thousands of pictures. I also love to spend time sipping a cup of tea while turning the pages of cherished family photo albums.  I came across Lindsey's photo while looking through my Mom's photo albums. Little Lindsey was adopted by...

  This is Neva, a very good friend of mine. For years, we've talked about her commissioning a portrait. A few weeks ago during our girl lunch, we decided the time is now. I interviewed her after she took her portrait home. I asked Neva to share her experience with me, so I could share it with you. I asked...

I've know Quentin since he was a little boy. It always amazes me how portraits come to life. I start with a blank piece of very nice paper and my graphite pencils. I usually place the eyes first, then the rest of the face, ears, neck, and hair. Something happened while I was drawing Quentin's portrait. It was so special....