This is Alex's brother. Both portraits were commissioned. Both children were considerably older than their portraits. Their mother wanted a more timeless feel for their portraits. She also wanted them to have a little of the feel of going back home to the farm.
23 Comments
Olga van Dijk 11 Dec 2008
This beautiful commissioned artwork would do great in the artist group of AW *SMILE!* ! Please join! What a wonderful pastel this is Diana~!--Love and Light~OLGAEddy collins 24 Sep 2006
Nice workElizabeth Teed 12 Sep 2005
nice work, what type of paper did you use?Renata Cavanaugh 11 Sep 2005
Gorgeous portrait!!Bluemoonshadow 08 Sep 2005
Your pastel work is amazing.... so life like and real.... Very lovely indeed~!!Nira Dabush 05 Sep 2005
Adorable work,Diana...excellent pastel's work...wonderful expressions.Greg Joens 28 Aug 2005
terrific workNicole Jahan 10 Aug 2005
Wow ! beautiful portrait, very expressive!gregg dutcher 10 Aug 2005
This is really something,...and I wish I could have had a calf for a pet!Gary Glass 05 Aug 2005
Very Nice portrait work, very natural looking in your technique...Laura Smith 04 Aug 2005
Wow I LOVE this portrait!! He's got such a great expression on his face and the calf is adorable! You did an excellent job on this one!!thea walstra 02 Aug 2005
Awesome work DianaBev Chudey 21 Jul 2005
Great pastel work. Love your animal pastels also.Anneke Hut 16 Jul 2005
All your portraits with animals are magnificent, what a treat to have such a great painting of your child hanging on the wall!Reba McDonald 14 Jul 2005
This is a beautifully painted portrait.Peter Leahy 11 Jul 2005
absolutely fabulous portrait!!!!!Fiona Hooper 07 Jul 2005
More excellent work - and I love the calf! It really has a look of 'Uh oh, I know this isn't hurting, but I'm not at all sure about it!'Julie Mayser 06 Jul 2005
Diana , this is wonderful work... great expression, colors, values. Teeth in a portrait are so hard to do- I avoid them if possible, but you have done a super job.Katerina Koukiotis 06 Jul 2005
beautiful portrait :)Nancy Woolweber 05 Jul 2005
Very very nice job.georgia brown 05 Jul 2005
Wonderful portrait work!Emily Reed 05 Jul 2005
What a delightful portrait! Well done.PMyers 05 Jul 2005
Absolutely beautiful.