Finally finished it. I drew most of it while we were camping....and then got stuck on it when we came back home...Luckily I came across a photo that a friend and talented artist Dawn Schmidt- Ventimiglia sent me while back of Egyptian scenery. The pillars are based on the photo. Thank you Dawn! I also uploaded the image before I added the gold acrylic glaze. I hope you like it!
134 Comments
Andrei Mezei 02 Feb 2014
VERY BEAUTIFUL,RENATA!!!!John Cappello 19 Jun 2012
SPOOKY EYES! EXTRAORDINARY!somashekar GT 16 Aug 2011
realy i love this Queen nice workCaballero Salguero 02 May 2010
Thanks so much my friend Renata,great portrait of one famous queen, eyes beautiful all is lovely. excellent drawing and good pencil, JoséSteve Howard 01 Jan 2010
Many fine works. Great Detail.Maria Murphy 21 Feb 2009
wowMarcel LorAnge 12 Nov 2008
Beautiful work my friend I hope you do more Egyptian art it's fascinatingLili 13 May 2008
Love, love, love this artwork!!!!:)Neil Higgs 25 Feb 2008
The eyes are what drew me in to begin with...wowCharlene Zatloukal 20 Dec 2007
You are so very talented!! I am in awe!!!Karen Christine Miller 07 Dec 2007
This is something else! Wow wee! fantabulous!Daniel Clark 02 Sep 2007
perfection!!!Greetje Faber 09 Aug 2007
Very, very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!Roberta Ponte 30 Jul 2007
really great job Renata...it's seem she want to come out of the picture..very impressive !!mel taylor 24 Jul 2007
Beautifully done! Love Egypt! Even dream of being left behind inside a closed dusty pyramid! She just sparkles! You are truly a gifted artist! melnat - yourlocalfriendlyartist 21 May 2007
is this you? xgood pencil workElf Evans 16 May 2007
Splendid work...Mark Peterson 02 May 2007
How did I miss this? I love it...one of your best. Excellent work!James Joseph Wright 24 Apr 2007
it is an honor to have you comment on my work. I love your attention to detail and can appreciate the amount of time you've spent on your work. You are awesome. I hope to be able to compete at least one day. thanks again Jim ps I was going to rate but I didn't see it anywhereDestanie West 29 Mar 2007
so beutifulRobin Brown 17 Mar 2007
Would I be right in saying the drop dead gorgeous model in this awesome work of art is in fact you. Your Husband is a lucky man on so many countsJoanna Jungjohann 15 Mar 2007
such intensity in the eyes, beautifully completed, RenataRichard Santos 14 Jan 2007
Wonderful work!!! The Queen of the Nile is a real babe ;) !! But really, this is very vibrant, beautifully detailed and expressive! I love it!!!Anonymous Guest 11 Jan 2007
I just love it, beautiful piece. Great detail.Jerrie Glasper 03 Jan 2007
Her eyes are so beautiful and here gaze seems to pierce the very soul of a man. The pride. The passion for drawing is quite evident, here.Anonymous Guest 01 Jan 2007
WOW..THIS LOOKS LIKE YOU !!!!Manuela Facchin Varalda 24 Dec 2006
Such an expressive work, Renata! Merry Christmas and a very happy new year!Frank Rosalez 21 Dec 2006
I really like this one Renata awesome work.ANDY GIBB 06 Dec 2006
this is my favourite of your work, fantastic image, great detail fantastic sultry eyesLes Remmington-Allum 06 Dec 2006
Terrific detail pencil work. I like it.Seth Weaver 28 Nov 2006
Truly wonderful! You're better than a camera. So sharp and detailed!James McPartlin 26 Nov 2006
Beautiful pencil work, Renata, such a stunning likeness :)Malin Hagman 25 Nov 2006
Renata this is absolutely awesome! I love it, great work with the eyes!Patrick Boyle 13 Nov 2006
Love her eyes wonderful workEve Chapman 06 Nov 2006
I find this rendition of your image as Egyptian Queen to be brilliant. I love the detail and shading!Rosemary 26 Oct 2006
WOW lovely workDan Mills 25 Oct 2006
You do amazing pencil work, Renata.Ruth Kauffman 24 Oct 2006
Wonderful work...Your detail is amazing!!Dawn Robinette 21 Oct 2006
EVERY TIME I STOP BY YOUR GALLERY, I AM BLOWN AWAY! YOUR TALENT AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL NEVER CEASES TO AMAZE ME!!!!!!! STUNNING PIECE! (I SEE YOU IN HER FACE...) -DAWNgeorge martinez 20 Oct 2006
wow! renata, this is a perfect queen of the nile, you painted her as a master piece, she is so beautiful.John Graham Inkson 14 Oct 2006
Skillful pencil work RenateBill Andrews 12 Oct 2006
Cyn told me about this piece, amazing attention to details, I'm glad I stopped in! BillDAVID OLSEN 12 Oct 2006
Why do you have to be so good? This is unreal!michael hall 11 Oct 2006
Fantastic work and the detail! Very impressive.Greg Vilton 07 Oct 2006
Amazing portrait, Renata! Those eyes are to die for!NVJasmin Rodriguez Garcia 04 Oct 2006
lovely work Renata!!!eyes captivating!!!I am doing ok a little busy doing new paintings:) Hope you are doing ok and making more great work like this one I see on here.Take care ,Nelly.tim linville 04 Oct 2006
I like your pencil work the most,Renata!The skin tones are very realistic:)Very hot!Wicked dreaminess in your eye works!Anonymous Guest 04 Oct 2006
Wonderful and so great details, Renata - love this!anirban bora 04 Oct 2006
wonderful work and she looks like ucantas karatas 03 Oct 2006
fantastic artworkKathi Perry 02 Oct 2006
Stunning detail, beautiful composition Renata :)sleepy one 30 Sep 2006
thats crazy lookinGreg Joens 28 Sep 2006
looks like fun you had a lot of fun on this one... your backgrounds are always as intriguing as the subject : )BEVERLEY PRYOR 28 Sep 2006
Wow, what a fantastic drawing, you must have worked immensley hard, such beauty really comes alive in the subjects' eyes! Stunning!jessica torrant 27 Sep 2006
YOUR HARD WORK SHOWS IN THIS MASTERFUL CREATION!Blue Doll 27 Sep 2006
awesome artwork....!!!!William Boyer 26 Sep 2006
great jobRoz Eve 25 Sep 2006
Just gorgeous I should have guessed it was one of yours.Carla Klosowski 24 Sep 2006
Just gorgeous!!!!Timothy Hughes 24 Sep 2006
Beautiful work!!K L Marsala 23 Sep 2006
renata this is your masterpiece! wow girl!Olga van Dijk 23 Sep 2006
--I like your art work very much. GREAT PENCIL WORK RENATA!--Jessica Xu 22 Sep 2006
Is she Cleopatra? Pretty...Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 22 Sep 2006
Hello Renata! How are you? The gold glaze is the icing on the cake to this masterpiece. It really is sensational, unique and totally spectactular. A monument to precision and accuracy. It must have taken you ages. Love the hieroglyphs on the pillars and the sparkling Ankh nestling in her bosom. Wonderful work!Francisco Urbano 22 Sep 2006
very impressive workAnalua 21 Sep 2006
Magnific SUPERB work my dear Renata!!!!! Well done the marvelous details and theme!!!ed munoz 20 Sep 2006
another beautiful piece,renata.her eyes are absolutely bewitching.Francis Rivera 20 Sep 2006
A very fine and gorgeous piece! Very nice Renata! ^_^Leah Jaarveth 20 Sep 2006
wow this is beautiful!!Anonymous Guest 20 Sep 2006
well done!Tabitha Borges 20 Sep 2006
she awesome ant the head piece stunningchuck vest 20 Sep 2006
This is one of the best pencil works I've seen in a while Renata...the Egyptian theme and her have made an excellent piece of art.Izabella Pavlushko 20 Sep 2006
excellent drawing, Renata. Very talented !LEON ALEGRIA 19 Sep 2006
I am your anonymous guest. I forgot to sign in and to tell you i see you in the drawing.Anonymous Guest 19 Sep 2006
Very very beautiful Renata.Your new work is in the favourites list. Thank you very much for all your kind comments. Take care.Susan Rodio 19 Sep 2006
This is fantastic Renata..such a powerful feeling. Brilliant...love her eyes!Terry Harris 19 Sep 2006
Excellent work, great detail and style!Louise Scott 19 Sep 2006
Amazing! The detail in this is fantastic! The theme is a favorite of mine to so extra awe from me! xxooEmilio Bello 19 Sep 2006
hey girl!, ou really amaze me with this one. Fantastic.Anonymous Guest 19 Sep 2006
The addition of the gold really makes this stand out! Fantastic work Renata! I love the sparkles!Kirsten Talmage 19 Sep 2006
The addition of the gold acrylic glaze has astonoishing results! It the whole thing washed lightly in the acrylic, or are those just highlights? Is there some other fixative you're using to protect the pencil? What paper (or surface) do you work on?sue kramer 19 Sep 2006
this is stunning work the detail is outstandingJoke Schotting 19 Sep 2006
WOW THIS IS BRILLIANT WORK RENATA!!!!Jacqueline Bishop 19 Sep 2006
Beautiful work!Matthew Steffen 18 Sep 2006
Great work Renata. I love what yu can do with the pencil.Tahirih Hall 18 Sep 2006
She's gorgeous, Renata! As always, great work.Sara Deutsch 18 Sep 2006
dazzling work, Renata!monique cooper 18 Sep 2006
OMG!!!.. she is glorious!!!!!.. Your details are just outstanding and her expression is stunning!!!.. Awesome work.. just Beautiful!!!!!!Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
She would look great hanging on my wall. Is she for sale?Terry Bullard 18 Sep 2006
AWESOME, love the eyes, the added color adds a nice punch to the picture, great job!!Sorsha 18 Sep 2006
wow, this is incredible!Tyler Warren 18 Sep 2006
Sweet work! Really like the contrast in shades and the details. Very well done.Katerina Koukiotis 18 Sep 2006
renata you look so beautiful!!!! and beuatiful pencilwork i love the acrylic glaze you look like a Goddess!!eileen martin 18 Sep 2006
fantastic work, Renata, i love it:)Ginger Lovellette 18 Sep 2006
Excellent, Renata!!!Jerry 18 Sep 2006
Wonderful portrait and style!Jim Cavanaugh 18 Sep 2006
It is awesome!! Almost as hot as the real model and definitely the Queen of the Nile! I love it!! 10+!!Babis Kiliaris 18 Sep 2006
This is a great work!!!C DeMaio 17 Sep 2006
Beautiful work Renata, the eyes draw you right in. I love the background of the sky and the Pyramids.Ana Tirolese 17 Sep 2006
Gorgeous work.jeff blascyk 17 Sep 2006
Wow, she's a hottie! Nice workTed Hammond 17 Sep 2006
Wow! Great work, Renata!Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
incredible! i want a tattoo of her!Loredana 17 Sep 2006
STUNNING I LOVE ITAmbrus Diossy 17 Sep 2006
This is so beautiful Ranata, the details, the eyes ... Definitely worth the wait!!!thea walstra 17 Sep 2006
Marvellous, very beautiful work in every detail RenataPenny Myers 17 Sep 2006
Beautiful work. Such amazing detail.Cathie Brock 17 Sep 2006
She is too beautiful for words, wonderdful work Renata, .....Cath xxxBlonde Blythe 17 Sep 2006
Simply breathtaking!!!! Wow, wow, wow!!!!! :-)Ben DeBiase 17 Sep 2006
awesome!! man you really did a good job with the glazing! cool pose-real attitude! awesome eyes! amazing what you can do with a pencil! so much detail everywhere-heiroglyphics and the jewelry-great work-she comes alive when i look in her eyes!Amanda Tucker 17 Sep 2006
wow this is beautiful! the details are fabulous!Cathy Holford 17 Sep 2006
Magnificant. I love the details and shading.Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
excellentAthena Thomas 17 Sep 2006
WOW this is so gorgeous! What detail!! Be proud of this one!Charlotte Ottilo 17 Sep 2006
Wow..this is amazing! The detail Ren is just fantastic... You are so very talented and gifted! Like it???.. ahhhhh NO LOVE IT!!Cynthia Adams 17 Sep 2006
Gorgeous work Renata...you have done an excellent job...fine details and love the gold effect.A masterpiece.jennifer blenkinsopp 17 Sep 2006
Like it?, I love it, Stunning pencil work Renata.Doris B. Lambling 17 Sep 2006
breath taking and mind-blowing beautiful - female magic pure!!!Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
Very nice! I prefer the gold one, but both are great! Loopyker from MySpaceBrigitte Hintner 17 Sep 2006
My dear Renata , I admire you for this masterpiece and your patience and skill for drawing all these wonderful details ......I'm really impressed and I love it in every way !!!!! Bravo !Terry Bassett 17 Sep 2006
Very nice Renata.. I think the gold sets it off nicely..:-)cynthia berridge 17 Sep 2006
stunning art work and the gold is a lot addittionterry waites 17 Sep 2006
Brilliant piece of work, fantastic, love the silver oneNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 17 Sep 2006
what a beautiful Egyptian Queen!!! great and brilliant artwork, Renata!Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
Dear Renata, i saw this from your Bulletin.....gorgeous artwork i love it, i am VERY impressed indeed. I have "tried" to sign up with artwanted, but still waiting on a confirmation email......anyway, i though i'd send this anyway;)..........James from IrelandAnonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
That is so beautiful and exotic..... Love it...Deborah Grieves 17 Sep 2006
Gorgeous, Renata!! That armband is to die for! *grin*Emily Reed 17 Sep 2006
Just gorgeous, Renata!Steve Farr 17 Sep 2006
WOW!! Well worth the wait, Renata!! I luv this!! Easily my new favorite of yours! I don't know which version I like best, they both look good! The details including those hieroglyphics are awesome! The pyramids in the bg, anice touch also. Shes beautiful!! Take care! ^_^kiddolucas lee 17 Sep 2006
Princess of All Powers....a lady of many dreams....seen thru' her eyes....niceworkChris Hoffman 17 Sep 2006
Excellent Renata,well rendered and amazing details...love Egyptian themes.joan warburton 17 Sep 2006
She's incredible! Wow! Fantastic detail and wonderful composition. She is awesome!Jassy Konopacki 17 Sep 2006
I love it! I like how you have two pictures, you know; silver and gold. very cool.....i really really like it!Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
OMG!!! I am so blown away!! Just so awestuck!! This is so incredible!! I love it !! Amazing detail!! The gold just makes it come alive!! Brillaint work Renata!!~Christy~