"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset"-Crowfoot, Blackfoot Chief
he seems carved from stone, he is so beautiful Karen, you have "what is life" in your soul which feeds your being; you are a mistress of true talent. your passion for your subject is so very amazing. I am in total awe.
pic of the day, peace, jo
Excellent piece, Karen!!!! There is sadness in these eyes. I would like to see a smile on one of your Native Americans. I realize that back in that time their wasn't much for them to smile about...I'd be ticked off too, but before the whitemen made life miserable there was great peace and joy in their life with Mother Nature. Guess I'm feeling a little guilty for the treatment of a proud race of people. I think I was an Indian maiden in another life..... :)
Karen, you are such a master at this and the work is so talented. Great shading and hatching work. Very beautiful and telling work. Excellent quote as well. Really great. Michael
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Anonymous Guest 06 Jan 2008
superb & powerful portrait & a great quoteJoe Morales 17 Dec 2007
Very niceAna Tirolese 16 Nov 2007
Lovely work. Well done.Francis Rivera 24 Oct 2007
This is very nice! Me like it alot! ^_^Stephen Anderson 22 Oct 2007
Wonderful, powerful work! You are very successful at capturing the strength and dignity of the Native American face.Nira Dabush 19 Oct 2007
VERY IMPRESSIVE EXPRESSION CAPTURED HERE,Karen....POWERFUL PORTRAIT!Tabitha Borges 19 Oct 2007
love the wrinkles and the shading awesome....debbie collier 18 Oct 2007
Amazing pencil work!!!Carliss Mora 18 Oct 2007
Excellent portraiture, Karen!Phil Cashdollar 18 Oct 2007
great work karen.... you rock girl...Joanna Jungjohann 18 Oct 2007
he seems carved from stone, he is so beautiful Karen, you have "what is life" in your soul which feeds your being; you are a mistress of true talent. your passion for your subject is so very amazing. I am in total awe. pic of the day, peace, joalisdair small 17 Oct 2007
realy well done the hightlights fit in there excellentlyChris Roukema 17 Oct 2007
Totally Awesome Work, Karen!Bessiemae Coola 15 Oct 2007
You are a wonderful pencil artist, Karen. I love your portfolio!walt larsen 14 Oct 2007
wow what a portrait and wowJessica Courtley-Rose 14 Oct 2007
I love how you show the sadness in their eyes...such feeling an emotion of what I am sure was a challenging life. Well done, again!Tahnja Wolter 13 Oct 2007
gee wiz you are awesome my beautiful friend. Such gorgeous work. Would you look at that amazing face?KC CHANG 12 Oct 2007
GREAT WORK!jamie winter 12 Oct 2007
hi this is Matt ms. Cash i love this. grandma used my name by mistake so i have to use hers. she is sillyRobin Brown 12 Oct 2007
Karen, your flawless work just gets better with each new image. You truly capture the expressions & the essence of your subjects. XXMatt Falk 12 Oct 2007
oh Karen this is so well done, the emotion it evokes are so strong. your so talented. wow!~ im in aweJanet Gioffre Harrington 12 Oct 2007
great portrait, love the accompanying text, too!Jerry 12 Oct 2007
Lovely portrait, shading and details!Patty Day 12 Oct 2007
Excellent work again my friend!!!v blair 12 Oct 2007
Excellent portrait work Karen!helen tyralik 12 Oct 2007
wonderful face,well doneShannon Slaydon 11 Oct 2007
Great drawing!Emily Reed 11 Oct 2007
Really great portraiture! MY PIC OF THE DAY!Gary Lee 11 Oct 2007
superb work Karen! Your drawings always show such depths of emotion. -Christine :-)Joke Schotting 11 Oct 2007
Excellent work again Karen!!!!Mary Janosik 11 Oct 2007
Excellent piece, Karen!!!! There is sadness in these eyes. I would like to see a smile on one of your Native Americans. I realize that back in that time their wasn't much for them to smile about...I'd be ticked off too, but before the whitemen made life miserable there was great peace and joy in their life with Mother Nature. Guess I'm feeling a little guilty for the treatment of a proud race of people. I think I was an Indian maiden in another life..... :)Pat Abbott 11 Oct 2007
Wonderful details, really nice work!Melanie Lamprill 11 Oct 2007
speaks volumes....bert cortes 11 Oct 2007
Excellent pencil work, Karenannette steens 11 Oct 2007
Karen, always nice to see your newest drawing like this one! excellent again!Anonymous Guest 11 Oct 2007
nice work KarenMichael Forbus 11 Oct 2007
Karen, you are such a master at this and the work is so talented. Great shading and hatching work. Very beautiful and telling work. Excellent quote as well. Really great. MichaelLaurie Rawdon 11 Oct 2007
Awesome pencil work Karen!! You continue to amaze me with your ability to show such raw emotion and wonderful expressions.Denny Gholson 11 Oct 2007
Superb Work Karen ! Wise looking old GuyWilliam Boyer 11 Oct 2007
nice job. WB