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11X14 white prismacolor on black illustration board. I drew this to experiment with the white pencil on the black paper.
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Claire Wilson 09 Nov 2007
Wow this is absolutely amazing, such amazing detail, I am definately a fan of your work!WESTERN ARTWORK By Denny Karchner 07 Mar 2007
Nothing like the "purity" of a graphite! Outstanding style and skill my friend.--DennyCrystal Basta 20 Sep 2006
WOW! you are awesome on black paper also!! 2 thumbs up!!richard childs 14 Jan 2006
It's almost like my pen and ink pointillism. Brilliant! I love your web site too. Very unique. Have you tried coloured pencils?Cristina Marsi 10 Jan 2006
This is simply fantastic!Salters 10 Jan 2006
Unbelievable artwork!! Nice job.Diana Hume 05 Jan 2006
Wonderful textures! What character you've captured!Rebecca Mullan 03 Jan 2006
Absolutely stunning James!! How incredibly talentd and skilled you are!! Congratulations - it's beyond excellent !!Christina Langman 27 Dec 2005
Wonderful use of white on black - very well done! Almost makes me want to try it as well! :)P Cooper 27 Dec 2005
Great work and great idea I must give it a try.Anonymous Guest 23 Dec 2005
stunning, really stunningElizabeth Teed 22 Dec 2005
beautiful gorgeous workRuth Tyson 22 Dec 2005
blimey! This is brilliant. love the facial hair. What sort of paper did you use for this?geri pratt 20 Dec 2005
Wonderful detail! And such an affectionate expression.Howard C Simpson 20 Dec 2005
Wow James!! that is one fantastic portrait! nice composition, tones, detail, excellent everything!! 10++Renata Cavanaugh 20 Dec 2005
Amazing pencil work!!!!Laura Smith 20 Dec 2005
Wow James this is so wonderful! Awesome attention to detail.. you've got it all. Great depth and tone... excellent work!!!Leroy Drumm 20 Dec 2005
Great job!!! wonderful pencil work!!! a lot of character in this face. and you captured it perfectly!! 100+++Christine brand 20 Dec 2005
EXCELLENT STYLE AND USE OF THE PENCIL JAMES...WHAT A GUY...LIKE HE HAS BEEN DOWN THE MAP AND BACK...WITH A GLEAM IN HIS EYE AND A GRIN ON HIS LIPS...WONDER WHAT HE WAS THINKIG ABOUT JUST THEN...MAYBE A MULTITUDE OF MIRRORED IMAGES...INCREDIBLE WORK! YOU ARE THE TOPS! MERRY CHRISTMASS! FOREVER!Jarka Drechslerová 19 Dec 2005
James, your work is excellent :-) my complimentsRQ Trietsch 19 Dec 2005
This turned out fantastic! I tried black on black charcoal paper hoping a black lite would do wonders...wrong...lolRoger Anderson 19 Dec 2005
James this is so cool. Fantastic work.Maggie 19 Dec 2005
His facial hair is so lifelike! I love his wrinkles and his eyes too. I only wish the same amazing effort was put a little more into his ear - but otherwise beautiful! (don't listen to me, I can hardly achieve half of that! I'll get there!!)v blair 19 Dec 2005
Fantastic pencil James!jane diamond 19 Dec 2005
James - wow! this is just incrediable. i can't believe how detailed and realistic this looks, and i like how through all the wrinkles, this fellow is still smiling, i like the esscence you captured here of this man. just wow! amazing work! 10 +++Reba McDonald 19 Dec 2005
Excellent work James.Michael Cornett 19 Dec 2005
very nice! kind of like scratchboard.Cathie Brock 19 Dec 2005
Outstanding work James, I bow to you...All the best CathAnalua 19 Dec 2005
Perfect masterpiece James!!!Terry Bullard 19 Dec 2005
oh so wonderful, love the work, it has such character and you brought that out!Pat Abbott 19 Dec 2005
Wonderful details, lovely work.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 19 Dec 2005
EXCELLENT!!!!!!Jean M. Laffitau 19 Dec 2005
Fantastic, outstanding, excellent!!! Brilland, wonderful,....work James!!Emily Reed 19 Dec 2005
A splendid portrait!vitali vitecrow 19 Dec 2005
Awesome work!!! Perfect!thea walstra 19 Dec 2005
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Very beautiful and a real master piece jamescorry stuart 19 Dec 2005
gorgeous work JamesAna Tirolese 19 Dec 2005
Absolutely Stunning! James, this is amazing. You really are a master of art, any medium. There is a quality to this that I cannot find the words to express, but WOW is too tame. Excellent work, my friend!PMyers 19 Dec 2005
Wow, what detail. This is spectacular pencil work.