A pencil portrait of my son, Justin at the age of 10, with his miniature pony "Paint". Justin was kneeling, cleaning Paint's hooves at the stables when a chicken fight broke out and while they watched, I snapped this photo of their profiles. Don't worry, the chickens were fine, we broke 'em up...
49 Comments
Sigridur Bachmann 06 Jun 2021
Wooooowww ! This is a masterpiece and the b/w tones are so great ! I love theirs eyes look at the same spot ! And the light is perfect ! Superb !Dawson - Lynn James 17 Jan 2014
Brilliant pencil work!!Joanie Holliday 18 Jun 2013
SHERRIE, THIS IS FANTASTIC PENCIL WORK.. YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL TALENT... JOANIEKayleigh Sampson 16 Dec 2009
You use wonderful detailcheryl hardy 30 Nov 2008
I love this one its beautiful as well.Joanne Woolley 11 Oct 2008
Its very lovely how the horse's eyes are very black and shiny. I love it. from Joanne's son Connor Woolley :D.Billy Welch 28 Apr 2008
beautiful work!Deborah Johnson 08 Mar 2008
Precious image and so well rendered. These are inspiring to me as I am working on a portrait of a girl and her pony. It is a commission and I am not confident about the human portrait aspect of it. Love the story with this work, it is just how these moment scome to be. GRAND.Jean M. Laffitau 21 Mar 2007
Amazing, beautiful work Sherrie!!debbie collier 23 Sep 2006
Beautifully done!!Mi MItchell 23 Feb 2006
You have some awesome work!Christine brand 17 Feb 2006
THE WONDER OF GRAPHITE IN THE HAND OF LOVE IS TRUE MAGIC!!! WOW!Lili Holuta 30 Jan 2006
amazing...just amazing!Julie Mayser 25 Jan 2006
This is definately done with TLC. Beautiful sensitive work!Vivian Gutierrez 02 Jan 2006
Your work is so beautiful!!!!!!!!thea walstra 31 Dec 2005
Gorgeous pencil art!PMyers 30 Dec 2005
Perfect in everyway, I can't say enough.Brigitte Hintner 30 Dec 2005
That's so wonderful , for me another masterpiece !!! You're an excellenter pencil drawer !!!! Great !!!MIke Calderon 07 Dec 2005
Beautiful work, Sherrie!tim linville 26 Nov 2005
Excellent portrait work,Sherrie:)Great details in the clothing,and the bridle rope is marvelous!!Laura Smith 09 Jul 2005
That is an amazing pencil drawing. I love to see portraits of children having fun with their ponies. He's so relaxed wiith his friend. Great subject, perfectly executed. I'm amazed!Rosita gonzales 10 Mar 2005
i just saw you portfolio you do very nice work. nice details.val wilson 02 Mar 2005
This is Great Sherrie! I love the pony's hair and "whiskers" vwPaula C. L. Santos 12 Feb 2005
Great workHabeeb Hassan 30 Jan 2005
Outstanding. I am out of words. Is there any rating above ten?Gayle Taylor 25 Dec 2004
Your work is amazing!Keep it up!Love your detail!!Marta Wiechowska 20 Nov 2004
Absolutely stunning... The pose is so original and such a clean and crisp rendering.Elizabeth Teed 10 Nov 2004
Nice composition and skillfully drawnIan Topple 08 Nov 2004
wow they look so real. I really like the placement of the person and the horse a lot! I really like the horse. It feels so real to me. it seems like you had more fun drawing the horse than the child. great job.sher richardson 30 Oct 2004
wow... great positioning of the son and horse...as well as perfect depth..jim h 25 Oct 2004
i could have swore i rated this the other day?...i better make sure...i love this drawing! :)Angie Waszkiewicz 18 Oct 2004
Nothing short of a 100 :Dpaul pagaran 17 Oct 2004
The horse is remarkable detail. I could swear it's a bw phot. And the kids wrist looks so very realistic, as does his hair. And his shirt. They seem to be in limbo so perhaps it would be nice to have a wooden barnyard wall, maybe. But that's impressive, truly.Tabitha Borges 17 Oct 2004
Great pencil work..N. Michael Bryant 17 Oct 2004
Great detail and composition. Excellent pencils and technique.Nicole Roy 16 Oct 2004
Sherrie, this is so beautifully rendered... I love it!richard wynne 22 Jun 2004
very goodJeremy Johnson 05 Jun 2004
All of your work is absolutey astonishing. Thank you very much for the comment, it means so much more coming from someone with so much talent. Very awesome work.Melissa 04 Jun 2004
wow sherrie i love your work! you've done beautifully on this one with the shading and detail..Excellent work!BethRandall BrianRoss 30 May 2004
excellent emotion & amazing details!Manet grigoryan 30 May 2004
thank you so much for the comments... its so amazing to me when i get comments from artists like you.. youre work is amazing! i expecially love this one! :) thank you again..cathy Gemkow 30 May 2004
outstanding detail, very nice!!!!Juan Gomez 25 Apr 2004
Excellent drawing!! only advice keep drawingAkka Dan 08 Mar 2004
Wonderful work, I love it!scott spillman 09 Feb 2004
Beautiful work. This is Awsome! nice compositionAthena Thomas 31 Dec 2003
Good heavens, your entire gallery is AMAZING!! You are beyond talented, as this incredible drawing shows. Love the attention to detail!!Studio EarWorm 26 Oct 2003
Wonderful detail in your art and you really make then come alive...Antony Rufus 17 Oct 2003
Great effects with pencil!Denny Karchner-Buffalo Graphics 09 Oct 2003
a true realist in every sense of the word-I would love to see more-DK