This is my latest drawing. It is from a photo of Keira Knightley on the red carpet at the Oscars. The necklace was a nightmare, I was thinking of just leaving it off, but decided to give it a go and that part alone took me about 8 hours, 2 painkillers and a lie down in a dark room, lol. It's bigger than any other piece I've done at 20" x 25" on very smooth hot-press paper using HB - 4B graphite pencils.
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Mark Peterson 06 Apr 2011
~ Beautiful Ruth...Emily Adenipekun 01 Jul 2008
love the eyesPatrick Boyle 22 Nov 2006
stunning!!I'm just blown away by how talented you are!!!! Gifted beyond wordsRebecca Tan 30 Jul 2006
You have great talents on using the pencil!! ^_^ Lovley work!Anonymous Guest 23 Jul 2006
I was looking for a certain type of nose shape, your drawing is really fantastic at bringing that aspect out well..thx.Anonymous Guest 18 Jul 2006
your drawings are great mumAnonymous Guest 18 Jul 2006
your drawings are ace from danni b and maygan hHassan Pasha 05 Jul 2006
BRAVO ... the time spent on it shows ... superb job on both Knightely and her necklacechuck vest 01 Jul 2006
your pencil art is so good it looks like a photo....you are really talented RuthMartha Miller 22 May 2006
BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT ......Just love it. Keira Knightly is a beautiful woman, you did an excellent job capturing her beautyAnonymous Guest 11 May 2006
I think Keira Knightley herself would love thisMargaret Platt 04 May 2006
Fabulous!!Your technique is outstanding, RuthJohn Enright 28 Mar 2006
this is a lovely portrait ruth... really beautiful she looks like a princess.Chris Hoffman 27 Mar 2006
Excellent job Ruth,the hair the eyes,the necklace..everything is wonderful.This is one pretty actress.Christina Langman 27 Mar 2006
Oh Ruth - this is wonderful! And yes - that necklace (I remember it!) must have been a HUGE challenge! Well worth your efforts though, it turned out amazing. Great job!Sondra Ertzberger 22 Mar 2006
Wow absolutely amazing work!!!!Terry Harris 21 Mar 2006
I would have skiped the necklace, or drove myself crazy on that necklace- well done! She's is alwas such a lovely woman.teresa greene 21 Mar 2006
Great pencilworkEmilio B. Campo-Diaz 21 Mar 2006
Lovely work, I like it.Reba McDonald 21 Mar 2006
Excellent pencil work Ruth.Tahnja Wolter 21 Mar 2006
absolutely and thoroughly worth all the effort. Simply amazing!Babis Kiliaris 21 Mar 2006
Hey Ruth... your pets drawings are great but your portraits are FANTASTIC!!!Libbe Bouma 20 Mar 2006
Very good! a beauty.v blair 20 Mar 2006
Very beautiful work Ruth,love that necklace!Analua 20 Mar 2006
Perfection and beauty with a marvelous expression Ruth!!!!!!! SPLENDID!!!!Joanne Woolley 20 Mar 2006
This looks so much like her, you have captured that delicate quality she has. The eyes are very alive and look just beautiful. Good shading too, well done.Pat Abbott 20 Mar 2006
Wow! This is gorgeous with amazing details.Jennifer Hewitt 20 Mar 2006
this is lovely, i recognised her and and how she looked at the oscars, you have captured her wellElizabeth Teed 20 Mar 2006
excellent work, RuthC DeMaio 20 Mar 2006
outstanding work Ruth! The attention to detail shows, the necklace was worth the effort, it's fantastic!Mi MItchell 20 Mar 2006
Man,, you did a great job on this one.Billy Lewis 20 Mar 2006
wow outstanding work,very classicJoke Schotting 20 Mar 2006
Beautiful drawing,Ruth!!PMyers 20 Mar 2006
Delicate and beautiful.corry stuart 20 Mar 2006
Ruth this is beautiful pencil work you have the eyes so perfect beautiful in one wordEmily Reed 20 Mar 2006
Charming and enchanted! Great job!Lucia Stewart 20 Mar 2006
Stunning and masterfully done!eileen martin 20 Mar 2006
breath taking pencil work, love those eyes, excellent job on the necklace:)Hanna Stawska 20 Mar 2006
Very beautiful!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 20 Mar 2006
lovely and beautiful drawing!mark jorgenson 20 Mar 2006
Excellent and skillful drawing!