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Welcome to Jackie's Pencil Portraits
Pencil portrait drawings of your favorite people, pets, or places,
created from your photograph.
It's the gift that is sure to please!
Click for one fan's video montage showcasing a few of my works.
If you like the photograph, you'll love the Pencil Portrait. It's an original, personal, and lasting gift!
And it's not too early to order a Pencil Portrait for Christmas, a birthday,
a wedding, an
anniversary, New Year’s, a Bar Mitzvah, Easter, or any other celebration!
My latest creation. This is a picture of the commissioner's parents, many years ago and then after many years together. I can't wait for her to see it!
Little Beauty
Little Texas Boys
Mary and Jenny
Meghan
To the left is a portrait I did of a little girl in 2004 at the
age of one. Below is a photo of her today at 4 and of her little sister,
now 1 year old. At the parents' request I replaced the faces on the photograph
with these faces.
in 2004-actual portrait is very distinct
additional faces that I used for the final & finished portrait
In memory of Bradley - A very special young man
As children
As teens
The babies' grandmother commissioned me to add the latest addition
to their family. I rendered the trio portrait in 2004,
and the second baby was added to the original in May, 2006 at
the same age.
Family, 2004
Same family, 2006
All of the images on these pages are digital photos of the original
pencil portraits, optimized for faster downloads from the internet.
As such, as well as by the reduction in size, they lose some of the detail
of the original portraits . All of these original portraits are either
11x14" or 18x24", and some are composites of several individual
photographs.
Time Marches On - Children did not know each other when their photos were taken,
but they're now married.
Birthdays, anniversies, weddings, and graduations are special
occasions deserving of a pencil portrait to
capture a lasting image of that special moment in time. I appreciate the opportunity
to work with you.
Dear Jackie,... My brother was very surprised and overwhelmed. I know this
will be one of the best gifts he'll ever receive. Regards, Kelli, California
A Day in June -
This pencil portrait was commissioned as a 25th wedding anniversary gift.
Then & Now - The adults that these children became commssioned this portrait
for their parents.
Above is a composite pencil portrait of the 7 children of a midwestern
family. It was commissioned by a group of appreciative employees for their
boss (the father) as a birthday gift.
Click here to see the individual (selected from about 25) photographs from which
they were made ; to order a pencil portrait for your own boss, or of your
spouse, child, parent, friend , pet, click here or here.
Hello. Thanks for stopping by. I would like to tell you a little about myself.
First of all, I cannot remember the first time I drew or painted. Both
of my parents were very artistic and art has always been a vital
part of my being. As we humans must eat and sleep, I also MUST draw and express
myself through art. I've always -been this way.
As a little girl of about eight years old, my father took me to the Southeastern
Fair in Atlanta, GA, and there I saw a portrait artist rendering pencil
portraits. I immediately became mesmerized by the process and was fascinated
by the skill and discipline required. The pencil artist began very lightly
to layer the graphite onto the paper then, stroke by stroke, he progressed
to a lovely pencil portrait of the person being drawn. Since that time,
to be able to draw pencil portraits has always been my highest aspiration
as an artist.
For years I've rendered portraits in pencil, water color, and oils, and
for much of the time was basically self-taught. After helping provide college
for both my son and daughter, the time came to pursue my own dream of returning
to college. In the year 2000, I graduated from GA State University with
my Bachelor's degree in Studio art. What a wonderful way it was to usher
in the new millennium!
I've been the featured artist at several local art museums and participated
in art fairs as well. Throughout the process of learning to draw more skillfully,
I realized that I would need to zero in on what is most important for me
to express as an artist. I always gravitated back to drawing pencil portraits
of people, and pets as well. This is what I've always felt I was supposed
to do in life.
Time just ceases to be as I draw; and each portrait is a labor of love
that I thoroughly enjoy. Absolutely nothing is quite so rewarding to me
as stretching the 3-dimensional image of a beloved human being or pet onto
the 2-dimensional surface of a high quality sheet of paper. One of the
most enjoyable and rewarding experiences of my life is to be able to give
joy to others by creating the likeness of a loved one or beloved pet. The
ability to draw pencil portraits is God's very special gift to me.
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