Slightly cartoonish, but great. I love the sparkling smile and his expression. Not mentioning the hyper-realistic technique. There are zillions of Obama portraits out there, but this one is exceptional. You nailed it, John!
Are you kidding me??? This is pencil? This is unbelievably awesome. You are a king at this!
Artist Reply: I wouldn't call myself a king but thanks for the compliment!! :) I can sometimes get a drawing to come out the way I intended and this is one of those times. I am really happy with the results.
John, this is the best portrait of him I've seen so far.
Artist Reply: Really?!? Wow.... Thank you!! That's awesome :D
There is so many different pieces of art all over the web right now that is inspired by this election, so that really means a lot to me :)
21 Comments
Vivian Haworth 26 Feb 2012
YOUR WORK IS AMAZING!Olga van Dijk 24 Feb 2011
EXCELLENT PENCIL-WORK!!Pete Siemens 22 Feb 2011
This is excellent work John, beautiful.Emily Reed 09 Nov 2010
Fantastcic portrait!Rezo Kaishauri 18 May 2009
Slightly cartoonish, but great. I love the sparkling smile and his expression. Not mentioning the hyper-realistic technique. There are zillions of Obama portraits out there, but this one is exceptional. You nailed it, John!Tami Dykes 29 Mar 2009
Are you kidding me??? This is pencil? This is unbelievably awesome. You are a king at this!John Cappello 01 Mar 2009
John. This one is timeless,Superior work Top-notch. Terrific! Very well done, captures the mood and the flavor of our next great President.Ric Strange 10 Feb 2009
very nice workHeather Leigh Douglas 10 Feb 2009
Wow! Excellent!Claire Wilson 10 Feb 2009
Blimey!!!!!Teresa Dominici 09 Feb 2009
Excellent portrait work, well done.Fiona Robinson 26 Jan 2009
gotta love this one - it makes you smileEvelyn Simon 21 Jan 2009
This looks like a black and white photo. Wow!sten struikenkamp 14 Jan 2009
Amazing pencil work!Hugo Lopez 14 Jan 2009
great work!Anneke Hut 14 Jan 2009
John, this is the best portrait of him I've seen so far.ania kuchta 13 Jan 2009
very nicejO ANNA jARVIS 13 Jan 2009
Love your portraits...All beautifully done!Penny Myers 13 Jan 2009
Wow.... amazing pencil work. The way you did the fold in his skin is flawless.Penny Myers 13 Jan 2009
Wow.... amazing pencil work. The way you did the fold in his skin is flawless.Penny Myers 13 Jan 2009
Wow.... amazing pencil work. The way you did the fold in his skin is flawless.