Commissioned portrait for a friend/AW artist Gerry Logan. The photo used to draw this portrait is in her portfolio.
11x14 done in pencil on Bristol board.
My scanner did not scan the whole drawing, so I have also posted a photo of it bellow the scan.
Thank you for looking!
87 Comments
Vernonette Gaddy 21 May 2016
Marvelous pencil artwork of this realistic looking person enjoying an idyllic activity. :)Gaye lee 22 Dec 2010
Love this!! Fantastic Work....Maureen Bloesch 01 Aug 2009
awesome woek!Sigridur Bachmann 07 Jun 2009
Outstanding work very well done, Very good composition !JENNIFER KESSELL 07 May 2009
Another amazing capture of emotion . Thanks so much for sharing . ~ jennifer kessellCynthia DeMaio 01 Apr 2009
I missed this one. All the details are amazing Renata..how long did this take. Amazing...Great Job.Ulughbek Mukhamedov 24 Mar 2009
Fine work and executiontim linville 21 Aug 2008
Excellently done!There's another name change:)Marika Antal 09 Aug 2008
i cant believe you can do such a good work!!! wow!!!margaret mckeehan 03 Aug 2008
THIS IS WONDERFUL WORK TO. YOU ARE AN AWESOME TALENTLisa Bell 13 Jul 2008
Very nice pencil work!kiril Bozhkov 23 Jun 2008
This is very good! Thanks for komplimentite!Gabrielle Stahlie 22 Jun 2008
An excellent drawing. Great technique too!Anonymous Guest 22 Jun 2008
You did a good job capturing him. I'm still a little jealous I wasn't asked to do it, but you did a great job on my grandfather. Well done, Renata. Funny too... when Gerry finally showed it to me, I knew right away it was your work. Bravo. ~SRshane mccullough 19 Jun 2008
wonderfulmat lloyd 15 Jun 2008
Fantastic WorkAndrew Dragh 09 Jun 2008
Nice work!stephanie atlee 08 Jun 2008
Awesome detail...great workBrooke Bowen 08 Jun 2008
Excellent pencil work Renata. You are just as good with these as you are with your acrylics. Well done.craig moline 05 Jun 2008
Awesome pencil work Renata.Joke Schotting 03 Jun 2008
Amazing work Renata!!!monique cooper 31 May 2008
so much charactor and details.. LOL.. almost looks like a black and white photo!!!.. Outstanding work as always.. you are amazing!!!Katerina Koukiotis 30 May 2008
beautiful portrait!Ana Tirolese 26 May 2008
Beautiful work.Frank Rosalez 25 May 2008
Nice job, great detailSara Deutsch 25 May 2008
Amazingly detailed realism...ron sargent 25 May 2008
excellent workMark Saxton 25 May 2008
solid pencils and a nice departure from your regular work. well done.Carol Ochs 24 May 2008
Wow---the detailing is amazing! Beautifully done!Sandra McClure 24 May 2008
Excellent portrait.Manuel rodriguez 22 May 2008
very weel done Renata the ripples on the water look greatValentina Gatewood 21 May 2008
beautiful drawing, renata. very well donedebbie collier 21 May 2008
Beautifully done!!! Truly excellent work!!!!!Anonymous Guest 21 May 2008
Ohhhh Renata...you did such a wonderful and amazing job on this!! You are so breathtakingly talented!! I always adore your pencil work, the detail is just stunning!! Love ChristyxoxoxoChas Sinklier 21 May 2008
Classic Pic RC - very warm imagery ~:0)Joanne Woolley 21 May 2008
Wow, fabulous pencil work Renata, amazing attention to detail and I love your background:)Dan Mills 20 May 2008
This is really well done. You must have spent a lot of time on this drawing.Leah Jaarveth 20 May 2008
what a wonderful keepsake....beautiful work as always my dear friend : )Timothy John-Luke Smith 19 May 2008
Very Nice drawing.....I love the emotion and the details!Jo-Ann Hayden 19 May 2008
Wonderful art work RenataAnonymous Guest 19 May 2008
TERRIFIC!!!!!!!Tahnja Wolter 19 May 2008
oh my dear friend, this is so beautiful. The lighting on your dad's face is just gorgeous and shows such loving gentleness and joy. outstanding!Anonymous Guest 19 May 2008
hey jim lemons here. great job this drawing really has a lot of dimension or space Iguess. verry nice.Seth Weaver 19 May 2008
You are an inspiration to every artist on AW to push themselves to your level of excellence, Renata. You are amazing! This work is so full of spirit and love.Steve Farr 19 May 2008
This is AMAZING Renata!! You're so talented!!!~SAnonymous Guest 19 May 2008
Renata, I feel that every person who has ever had a father or grandfather would become emotional upon seeing this drawing. Every time I see your newest piece I think to myself, this is it, this is the best yet.... you outdo yourself with every stroke of the pencil. Priceless! xoxo EmStewart Fowler 19 May 2008
you inspire me Renata....not only is the complexity of his shirt done perfect i'm sure you captured this man's emotion as always.......He looks very happy to be fishing......wonderful drawing!!!Anonymous Guest 19 May 2008
very nice pencil work!!Bailey Hopper 19 May 2008
Wonderful!! Absolutely! The amount of time this must take. It's really impressive!! Do you use liquid graphite? Is that what it's called? Just AmazingFrancis Rivera 19 May 2008
Wow! This is so nice! Great job on it Renata! ^_^Anonymous Guest 19 May 2008
great work RenataMaigan Shaw 19 May 2008
This reminds me of my grandfather...switch up the coveralls with blue or green work pants and that's him. You did an amazing job! Well done!Randy Kroll 19 May 2008
Wow! Excellent work Renata! Love the details!gerry logan 19 May 2008
OMG fThis is just awsome I love it you did a fantastic job with it made me cry!!!!!!!! I knew when I asked you to do it it would be good but you out did yourself this is just fantastic. Thank you Thank you Thank you for takeing the time and doing such a fantastic job God bless you!!!!!Matthew Campbell 19 May 2008
well done pencil drawing.v blair 19 May 2008
There was nothing to compare with spending a day fishing with my Dad...this brought back alot of memories.Beautiful pencil Renata!!!!Lisa Hill 19 May 2008
absolutely beautiful. My dad loved fishing as a hobby too, so this was touching to see, your have so much talent! xKC CHANG 19 May 2008
GREAT PENCIL WORK!Hui Zhu 19 May 2008
good work !!! *o*Bobby Peacock 19 May 2008
Beautiful work Renata. This is really awesomeRoz Eve 19 May 2008
Excellent work!the plaid shirt is amazing.Sandra Beech 18 May 2008
Love the pencil work on the overalls and shirt; clothes are my biggest challenge. Wonderful!Blonde Blythe 18 May 2008
I love this! He is obviously doing what he loves best, & you captured his mood perfectly! Great rendering of an elderly gentleman.Barry Huyett 18 May 2008
great pencil aRT!mel taylor 18 May 2008
Wow! This is a wonderful pencil drawing, Renata!!! Your skills and artwork are so amazing!! melCathy Holford 18 May 2008
Such wonderful work and detail!Ruth Kauffman 18 May 2008
Another exquisite pencil drawing, Renata!!! Your work is always BRILLIANT!!! The detail is fabulous!!!george martinez 18 May 2008
WOW! RENATA YOU'RE A GENIUS, YOUR ABILITY WITH YOUR HANDS ARE INCREDIBLE, NO NEED FOR SCANNER, SHADOWS AND LIGHTS ARE EXCELLENT....!MIke Calderon 18 May 2008
So beautiful, Renata! So touching...Olga van Dijk 18 May 2008
What a great dedication dear Renata! Love this drawing of your Dad!~ ---Love and Light~OLGAJoanna Jungjohann 18 May 2008
aw man, this puts me in a melancholic mood; he dresses just like daddy did. this is very touching work, Renata, thank you, jo!~ . . .VERY BEAUTIFUL ARTAnonymous Guest 18 May 2008
Excellent Pencil Work My Friend!Alberto D'Assumpcao 18 May 2008
Spectacular pencilwork, Renata!!!jeff blascyk 18 May 2008
Prestine penciling perfection. Your work is amazing as ever!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 18 May 2008
Superb pencil work - and I bet it looks like him too.Emily Reed 18 May 2008
A WONDERFUL PORTRAIT!Anonymous Guest 18 May 2008
awesome awesome awesome....the water is great! Ben DeBiaseannette steens 18 May 2008
A lovely portrait of your dad, Renata.Randy Nore 18 May 2008
Great piece Renata....very powerful!!Anonymous Guest 18 May 2008
wow very nice the detail is incredabale wowowowowoAnonymous Guest 18 May 2008
wow very nice the detail is incredabale wowowowowoNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 18 May 2008
what a marvellous work! GREAT!!!Julie Mayser 18 May 2008
You have made this pencil portrait come to life, Renata! Great job.....Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 18 May 2008
BEAUTIFUL!!!Fantastic Masterful Pencil work,Renata!!!Great Fine Art!!!,Dee&David :):)Sharon Gonzalez 18 May 2008
Fabulous drawing/painting, Renata! Wow!jamie winter 18 May 2008
oh this si so perfect Renata. fantastic work!!!!!!!!!!Anneke Hut 18 May 2008
Beautiful detail on the clothes, the light on his face is great.