tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post8398199612992535716..comments2024-01-14T17:55:45.184-05:00Comments on A Puddle of Crumbs: IF-Fearlessk.h.whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987337506335691981noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-37062185354728334232010-05-23T17:21:58.506-04:002010-05-23T17:21:58.506-04:00What absolutely beautiful and sensitive portraits!...What absolutely beautiful and sensitive portraits!Kay Akerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341781212525124834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-34709644794491631412010-05-21T12:11:33.749-04:002010-05-21T12:11:33.749-04:00You are an incredibly talented portrait artist. Th...You are an incredibly talented portrait artist. These are both great :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04720410899457551261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-86368509571273705052010-05-20T14:05:52.773-04:002010-05-20T14:05:52.773-04:00your portraits are so very beautiful!
thank you f...your portraits are so very beautiful! <br />thank you for sharing this he is the meaning of the word ;)valerie walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680334509469712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-36571677279311396972010-05-19T08:04:44.076-04:002010-05-19T08:04:44.076-04:00I'm trying to catch up a bit this week Karen, ...I'm trying to catch up a bit this week Karen, and had to come back to comment on this awe inspiring portrait of gorgeous Myles! I can't believe you did the earlier one so quickly, let alone this recent one which is absolutely stellar!<br /><br />Myles, like so many of our precious children is indeed fearless - what an inspiration he is to all of us and lucky beyond belief to have a Grandma like you who is an inspiration to me!<br /><br />Love and hugs, xoxoxo SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06279040381509033619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-19597233283930453602010-05-18T11:02:37.067-04:002010-05-18T11:02:37.067-04:00Great portraits Karen. You've really mastered ...Great portraits Karen. You've really mastered the program! Keep up the good work!Vincent Desjardinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620854437984156862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-78392868134347680602010-05-17T11:30:18.468-04:002010-05-17T11:30:18.468-04:00he is stunning, the eyes especially, you would ne...he is stunning, the eyes especially, you would never know if he is blind... wonderful drawing of your beautiful grandson.ELLA ELVIANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808894142431270722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-1398703908141692712010-05-17T11:29:44.934-04:002010-05-17T11:29:44.934-04:00WWOWW, Karen, I am continually amazed when I visit...WWOWW, Karen, I am continually amazed when I visit you. Myles is gorgeous..you just know how to touch people..truly, this is a wonderful, wonderful work of art. There is such love in this post...thanks for the uplift today!!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703768956294366254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-5141396888687727982010-05-16T08:37:45.339-04:002010-05-16T08:37:45.339-04:00awwwww, thanks everyone. Bella dear, you and V. ma...awwwww, thanks everyone. Bella dear, you and V. made me tear up, thank you so much, I do love him and he is so amazing, of course I love them all, but there is something special about toddlers I think, it's just a special time.k.h.whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987337506335691981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-42256813732133375832010-05-16T00:09:40.819-04:002010-05-16T00:09:40.819-04:00Karen, it's so hard to type in the bowed down ...Karen, it's so hard to type in the bowed down position that I am in. You truly are magnificent! I want to ruffle Myles's hair and pinch those cheeks. What an adorable and courageous little boy he is! Your portraits are utterly fantastic. I am awed by how real his shirt looks in the first portrait (holy cow, really? your first digital illustration!), and the beautiful depth of his face in the new portrait. I love the softness around his face and the deepness of his beautiful eyes. There is so much love in these portraits!Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-43462611234684192372010-05-15T22:06:25.827-04:002010-05-15T22:06:25.827-04:00Absolutely gorgeous! Not only is this portrait jus...Absolutely gorgeous! Not only is this portrait just a thing of beauty in itself, but there's such soul in that wee fella's face. I feel like I know him now. He's lucky to have such a gifted grandma!sketched outhttp://sketchedout.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-87808598084708787372010-05-14T18:41:40.125-04:002010-05-14T18:41:40.125-04:00I took the day off is how the illustration happene...I took the day off is how the illustration happened. i needed a break from other stuff so I took sometime and came up with this illustration. It was a stretch for me. It was fun though!Vanessa Brantley Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103644990786273164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-61157194837913596102010-05-14T11:11:12.611-04:002010-05-14T11:11:12.611-04:00Thank you! Roberto, I do it all on the computer th...Thank you! Roberto, I do it all on the computer these days(I used to do oil portraits and pastel portraits), I did 98% of this one in painter X then added a texture in photoshop.k.h.whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987337506335691981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-53830719531961716282010-05-14T10:58:51.623-04:002010-05-14T10:58:51.623-04:00Beautiful work, a question: you first do a paintin...Beautiful work, a question: you first do a painting and after treat it with the computer, not?<br />kiss and hugroberto M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16391708405593430150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-83314588139572195132010-05-14T10:15:02.017-04:002010-05-14T10:15:02.017-04:00Just beautiful...Just beautiful...garth brunerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173720275262400510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-87504352399533166962010-05-14T08:42:04.792-04:002010-05-14T08:42:04.792-04:00Wow, you are all so great, thank you so much for y...Wow, you are all so great, thank you so much for your constant support! It really does keep me producing and posting my work.k.h.whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987337506335691981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-48957426635562996762010-05-14T05:24:55.511-04:002010-05-14T05:24:55.511-04:00Your work is exquisite!!!Your work is exquisite!!!Faruffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588857240780216787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-15546933885276704842010-05-13T12:44:02.000-04:002010-05-13T12:44:02.000-04:00What a beautiful beautiful and sensitive illustrio...What a beautiful beautiful and sensitive illustrion! It's lovely! And shows his personaily so well. <br /><br />I just bought Painter 11, and am really really clumsy with it. I can't imagine making a picture like this.Coreopsishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468751724163567889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-67886287921450176102010-05-13T08:55:23.608-04:002010-05-13T08:55:23.608-04:00Lovely work Karen.... such intensity in the eyes!!...Lovely work Karen.... such intensity in the eyes!!! Myles is truly a magnificent, fearless boy!roberta bairdhttp://www.robertabaird.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-4169116869791760102010-05-13T08:20:21.786-04:002010-05-13T08:20:21.786-04:00Hello Karen, these illustrations are fantastic. Th...Hello Karen, these illustrations are fantastic. They almost look like photographs! The hair and the eyes, THE EYES!!!<br /><br />Your grandson is indeed fearless. Most children are fearless but those with challenges are even more so and they inspire the grown-ups. Take care Karen. Thank you for your constant visits. Things have been hectic in my life lately. Trying to handle and balance things. Blogging is a nice distraction.Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-17308840067930918282010-05-13T05:50:46.823-04:002010-05-13T05:50:46.823-04:00I'm going to start calling you the "Evoke...I'm going to start calling you the "Evoker" Honestly you are able to catch all the emotions of life in your fabulous artwork. They are all both so magnificent. I bow before your greatness he he he he! No, but seriously, you really capture emotion in your paintings and illustrations. It's not an easy thing to do either. You have out done yourself with these. You know, You just keep being a wonderful and loving mom to your kids. This is not just a responsibility to them, but an awesome gift. I know that they will have stories to tell their own children one day. God is a redeemer of time where we are concerned and He will buy back what has torn, stolen, or lost. Cherish these new memories that you are making each and everyday.<br />Hugs to you,<br />VVanessa Brantley Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103644990786273164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-47357710518609446562010-05-12T21:49:57.709-04:002010-05-12T21:49:57.709-04:00No big head yet Andrew, but I appreciate all the l...No big head yet Andrew, but I appreciate all the lovely compliments. Sometimes I feel like I get lucky and it all works out nicely like this one did. I do love patterns, but the second one is more like my traditional oil portrait work. I haven't been able to do as much with Zero 2 Illo as I would like, but I do check in daily. I'm trying to work on new portfolio pieces though I haven't been able to get two per week completed.k.h.whitakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04987337506335691981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-64023727024578832002010-05-12T21:32:43.233-04:002010-05-12T21:32:43.233-04:00Hello Karen, well this is pretty magnificent in it...Hello Karen, well this is pretty magnificent in itself (Karen the Magnificent as a a ring, eh?) Well those eyes have that inner spiritual glow.<br /><br />It's amazing how far you have come in so little time.<br /><br />I think the big improvements are lost and found edges and the consequent ability to control focal points as well as adding movement and depth (got a big head yet?).<br /><br />The backgrounds on your new work really work in better with the foregrounds - but you have given me a penchant for flat textures.<br /><br />How is zero2illo? Hopefully I'll have second to drop in!<br /><br />see youAndrew Finniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08877768852340470022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-87028989410963851842010-05-12T21:01:57.386-04:002010-05-12T21:01:57.386-04:00Really lovely illustrations.Really lovely illustrations.Eric Barclayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12640302773426121896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-56088660139974284892010-05-12T17:48:53.407-04:002010-05-12T17:48:53.407-04:00Excellent detail! I can tell you are more free (mo...Excellent detail! I can tell you are more free (more sure of yourself?) with the more recent one. They are both beautiful though.<br />ps. thanks for your comment!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273125773907912819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840339547545174354.post-1630392918016976392010-05-12T13:36:37.120-04:002010-05-12T13:36:37.120-04:00Awe I really like your illustration. The hair in ...Awe I really like your illustration. The hair in the top one is really cool. I like how soft it looks. And the smile is incredible. So cute. ^^<br /><br />Thanks for the comment on my illustration. :)Mischahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06855299108353320951noreply@blogger.com