Head above the water

koop27

Head above the water

This one took a few hours! Drawn by hand with no enhancements and using Derwent graphite pencils. It measures 45×32cms

Head above the water belongs to the following groups:

All About Your Best Work, All Around the Styles, Animal Kingdom, Animal Portraits, Big Cats, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Dimensions, Exotic Mammals, Fine Arts, For the Love of Cats , 1 image a day , Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Realist Traditional Art, Shades of Grey, Shameless Self-Promotion, Tiger, Tiger (DON'T forget to ENTER our new Challege), United Kingdom, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best and Works On Paper Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Head above the water by koop27
Head above the water by koop27
  • Vestque

    Vestque

    Wow!

  • dizzycat

    dizzycat

    Awesome work! Well done!

    You’re very talented.

  • brisdon

    brisdon

    Exquiste drawing of the tiger in water. It conveys a real presence that of a tiger.

    Baird Risdon

  • Dawnsky2

    Dawnsky2

    i thought this was a photo!!

    Marvelous work :)

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    WOW wow wow- Love it xxxx
    I just posted a buyers booth photo of your Jimi btw- It came out superb xx

  • Barbara Glatzeder

    Barbara Glatzeder

    definitely hard to believe it’s not a photo – but I know better! well done, it’s excellent – it only took hours? wow.

  • CindyG

    CindyG

    Hours well spent!

  • Helen Miles

    Helen Miles

    Amazing work! I especially like the nose! Wonderful detail and reflection.

  • Rayven

    Rayven

    oh wow, you have got it going on! Enter this NOW in the contest for tiger, tiger swimming with stripes. You already have my vote. Your talent knocks my socks off. Okay, I’m not wearing socks right now. But IF i were! Yeh.. they would have been… :P

  • koop27 replied

    Thanks Rayven I,ve just entered it into the contest so fingers crossed! Your comment really made me chuckle – I,m glad your socks are still intact! =)

  • Valerie Simms

    Valerie Simms

    Outstanding!

  • MelanieSpeaks

    MelanieSpeaks

    Superb…your work is fantastic!

  • Philip Holley

    Philip Holley

    Totally AMAZING! I love this graphite work, I work with graphite alot and this is as good as it gets, You are a Master with those derwent graphite pencils! Stunning!

  • Cheryl  DeLong

    Cheryl DeLong

    Wow I really like this one.

  • Kate Eller

    Kate Eller

    Perfect.

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    Gorgeous!!! :-))

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    fantastic! so glad you got this on in!

  • drawing4art

    drawing4art

    Excellent work,love it….......you are very talented with the Graphite pencils.

  • stevetg101

    stevetg101

    Amazing work. I just don’t understand how ll you do it!!!!! Excellent stuff

  • dawndavies

    dawndavies

    SUPERB

  • Fremme

    Fremme

    and it is so very amazing, wow, very talented, great job

  • Siani

    Siani

    Amazing, lovely, lovely work

  • Beannie

    Beannie

    Awesome very awesome this is fantastic!!!! As you can tell I love animals. lol

  • Purrnickerty

    Purrnickerty

    Great – the reflection is superb

  • Hidemi Tada

    Hidemi Tada

    Only a few hours???? you are masician!!!!!

  • oksancia

    oksancia

    Great work!

  • Carole Russell

    Carole Russell

    This is absolutely beautifully drawn – you have an amazing talent!

  • Cheryl  DeLong

    Cheryl DeLong

    Congrats on your win in the challenge.

  • kkgivens

    kkgivens

    Beautiful work, congrats on your win.

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    WINNING ART AND GROUP ICON AS WELL AS FEATURED ARTIST OF THE TIGER TIGER CHALLENGE;”swimming with Stripes”
    CONGRATE!!!!!

  • Zoraida Pesante

    Zoraida Pesante

    Congrat on your win!

  • Catherine  Howell

    Catherine Howell

    Congratulations!! A very beautiful drawing and a well deserved win!

  • Tom Newman

    Tom Newman

    Congratulations , great work :-)

  • coolart

    coolart

    Wow a few hours wel spent fantastic work well done

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    CONGRATS ON YOUR WIN IN THE TIGER TIGER GROUP !!
    No contest in my opinion- this is outstanding- in a class of its own :)))))) xxxxxx

  • Sema

    Sema

    Beautiful!

  • koop27

    koop27

    thank you so much for all your fantastic comments! I really can’t believe my drawing won! Also to Tiger Tiger thank you for all the features and allowing my drawing to be the group icon! How cool is that!

  • judyM61

    judyM61

    Congrats on your win in Tiger Tiger, well deserved an outstanding piece!

  • Lisa Roberts

    Lisa Roberts

    Congratulations on your win – you are a very talented artist!
    Lisa x

  • AngelaFoster

    AngelaFoster

    fantastic detail in this art work

  • Marion  Cullen

    Marion Cullen

    This is most incredible work Koop! I do believe the best I have seen here!
    Absolutely exquisite. You have an incredible talent.

  • Fran0723

    Fran0723

    Absolutely beautiful!!

  • Ming  Myaskovsky

    Ming Myaskovsky

    I’m impressed by such versatility. Glad to find you here in RB. Best Regards. M&M

  • NicoleH

    NicoleH

    This is really a spectacular piece of art! Awesome job! How is it I did not have you on my watch list?! You’re there now! :)

  • koop27 replied

    Thanks Nicole, glad you like my drawings! Thanks for the fab comments too! =)

  • mimi yoon

    mimi yoon

    you’re an amazing artist, koop…

  • koop27 replied

    HI mimi, Thank you for your great comment! =)

  • DarkStars

    DarkStars

    Amazing :)

  • Jo Conlon

    Jo Conlon

    christ your work is brilliant!

  • olenka

    olenka

    OmG you are really amazing. I love your works.

  • Mark Lee

    Mark Lee

    i’m stunned… Great work :)

  • Jannerman

    Jannerman

    Very talented, hope you get the breaks you deserve.

  • koop27 replied

    Thanks Jannerman! (fingers crossed!) =)

  • Louise Robinson

    Louise Robinson

    Beautiful!!

  • kimie

    kimie

    Wow, great art work, looks like a photo. Fantastic x

  • Paul Starkey

    Paul Starkey

    Koop27, you got it all goin’ on with this one. Outstanding!!

  • mnkreations

    mnkreations

    Absolutely stunning detailed work. Just beautiful. He is so realistic looking he looks as if he could walk/swim right through my monitor! Breathtaking.

  • riverotter

    riverotter

    WOW!

  • laurav

    laurav

    fab image!

  • Alice Oates

    Alice Oates

    you are a) the best and b) the most annoying artist i’ve found

  • koop27 replied

    lol Thanks! I think! =)

  • mysteryfaith
  • Rachael Macleod

    Rachael Macleod

    This is gorgeous, an amazing attention to detail! You got my vote!!

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Beautiful

  • Yool

    Yool

    Congratz on your top 10 win with this exellent shot!!

  • Catherine Veal

    Catherine Veal

    wonderful work.x

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Your work is so wonderfully realistic, this is beautiful!!

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K


    Stunning, you are a very talented person, keep up the great work. :)) k

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Congratulations on your feature in Dimensions

  • Lisa  Weber
  • David Clarke

    David Clarke

    Wonderful work! Congratulations.

  • zumi

    zumi

    Beautiful!!!

  • artbyjehf

    artbyjehf

    Wow, fantastic! Love the reflection. Beautiful work.

  • kemal91

    kemal91

    Congrats on this awesome drawing!

  • mochilady

    mochilady

    I’m impressed by your drawing and also how fast you draw. lol

  • mochilady

    mochilady

    Congratulations on your win, well deserved! :-)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    GROUP ICON TOO
    Black and White TIGER TIGER challange!

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