"Joy Through Creativity"

This is the first graphite portrait I drew in 2015.  I was eager to try Darrel Tank's Five Pencil Method after seeing videos on YouTube. 

This portrait is of my sweet neighbor. 

This is a portrait of my sister when she was six years old.    I drew it for my mother for her birthday. 

This was also a birthday present for my mother.  It is a portrait of myself at four or five years old. 

I remember this special birthday party for my daughter’s friends.  I wanted to catch their sweet mischievousness.

I began this portrait while drawing with my granddaughter, Kellsy, in a fun together time.  I decided to finish it for her 14th birthday.