My precious gift
medium-pencil
A portrait I drew of my son luke…now he’s six months old! They grow so quickly….he’ll be at school tomorrow…married next week…etc!
My precious gift belongs to the following groups:
! 100% !, "Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Ebony and Ivory, Fine Arts, Graphite Pencil Artists, Moms 4 Art, Pencil Drawing (2 per 24 hrs), Solo Exhibition, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best and Woman Appreciation
Helene Kippert
He’s gorgeous Penny – those eyes are HUGE!
PennyEdwardes
Yes…he’s definately got a fanclub! Thanks Helene!
vjwriggs
Beautiful work
David Hinchliffe
Lucky you ….Lovely
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Vj and David for your comments…and yes we’re very blessed to have this cheery liitle soul to play with! ( mind you….after I’m done playing, no housework has been done!!!)
StacyLizeth
wow!! I love the look in his eyes! I agree this is lovely.
and thanks for the comment!!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Stacy…much apreciated!
Nicole Goggins
he’s so lucky to have a mum that can draw like that! what a lovely keepsake…
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Nicole… I gave the original to a dear friend of mine, she was there when I lost my daughter aswell as she was there for the birth of this little one too!
Christopher B ...
love the look in the eyes,
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Christpher…he tends to look like that all the time! lol!
K.D. Hemi
amazing… great shading ..love it
PennyEdwardes
Thanks khemi! :)
cheerishables
Oh, this is GORGEOUS! Your son has such amazing huge eyes. What a beautiful protrayal! This is something to be treasured for years to come!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou….everyone loves those big blue eyes!
mgadise
she is really looking forward to life with those big eyes. well done
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again Michael…I may be biased, but I think he’s cute!
Care
Hi Penny!....you have such a beautiful son….and he is a lucky boy to have such a talented mum who can capture such a precious moment!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much care!!
Beatriz R. Ald...
beautiful eyes. This lovely. Very nice work.
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Beatriz! I’ll have to pop over and have a look at your work!
BonitoPhotography
Stunning Work!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much Bonito! :)
Nikki Farrow
Oh wow! What a gorgeous pic!!
PennyEdwardes
thanks! He is rather cute isn’t he?
Sorin Reck
I love this
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Sorin!
Lachlan Kent
WOW… this is such a beautiful portrait… those eyes take the cake
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Lachlan….he seems to get cuter everyday!
Jaytee
I KNOW THE FEELING, THE LIL JUMPSUIT IS A NICE TOUCH, HE WILL ADORE YOU WHEN HE IS OLDER FOR LOVING HIM ENOUGH TO SKETCH HIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FACE.
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much Jodi…..he’s now 9 moths old, and giving me a run for my money!
AngelArtist
What a cute baby, and I love his big eyes!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Angel! Everyone loves his eyes…especially me!
micmac
Take one day at a time…such a great drawing,you are good.
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou micmac….I think I will have to do another one of him!
Antanas
Great work!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Antanis…I’m going to be busy commenting on everyones work!
jyoshi
Wow!!! this is pure Gold 2mei did the same wen my son was bornthis is priceless GOLD
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again jyoshi!
Renate Dartois
So adorable and yes you are right my son was born on the Thanksgiving holiday a couple of days ago except now he is 30 but it seems like yesterday.
PennyEdwardes
Thanks renate! I think that no matter what age they are, you never forget their little faces when they were young!
Suzanne German
this is a gorgeous and so unusual portrait! I love his eyes and the quizzical look – almost out of this world!
suzanne
PennyEdwardes
Thanks suzanne! He always has had the same look….I’m his mum and I still can’t decipher it! lol!
Jeff Burns
fabulous work. WOW
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Jeff! xxoo
bamagirl38
Oh what beautiful work !!!!!!!!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much bamagirl…always appreciated!
ozjami
wow what amazing talent!!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again James!
Dave Aarons
WOW, this is excellent,
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Dave!
Torfinn Johann...
Great portrait. Yes, it really goes fast. I agree with you there. Well done!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again Torfinn…he’s now nearly 10 months old!
Lucindawind
awww very sweet and beautiful work !
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again Lucinda!
demon
Geeez…took me so long to find your great work Penny….that long your son is probably a grandad now…brilliant portrait
PennyEdwardes
Thanks again ayjay!
H M Bascom
Ah, how sweet. You did a marvelous job on those eyes!
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Helen! I think if you get the eyes right, the whole thing just comes together! Thanks again!
paulevelin
looks gorgeous
excellent artwork
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou! I quite like this one…
Birgitta
Fantastic! I think it’s awesome how you take the time for your son. :)
The majority of my friends are photographers and I’m used to them simply
snapping their work, and that’s that. This is so time consuming! You put
your heart into it and it shows. :) You managed to catch that perplexed look
many babies have so well. (I haven’t forgotten about the drawing by the way.
I am SO gonna redo it! ;)
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much Birg…can’t wait to see that picture! xxoo
Jesicat
so cute
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Jess! xxoo :)
Sean Farragher
BEAUTY
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much again Sean! xxoo
Jennifer Resemius
I love that face and the way you captured the eyes. beautiful
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Jennifer!
DawsonImages
Beautiful
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou!
Linda Sannuti
you have some awesome art..this is so beautiful done! thanks so much for your wonderful comment~
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Linda!
Falina Maley
wow i love this! he is beautiful, amazing job
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou Falina! Much appreciated!
photopeb
Penny,
Hi! Its Paul from eyefetch…....It happened again! I clicked art by mistake after uploading and
your photo was there on top,,,,,,I thought hey and then looked and it was PennyEdwardes!
lol
Great work again! stunning is pretty much everything you do. I have this feeling your quite young.
Maybe its that you are quite young at heart, I don’t know. lol
Ill add you here to if its ok. Will be cool to share sites with you!
Best of luch Penny and Ill see you soon. Got a feeling we are intwined in some strange artistical way! lol
Regards
Your friend,
Paul
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Paul! I am young…I’m only 30! lol!
Rachel Valley
Love the newborn gaze!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much Rachel, they do have that “look”! lol!
Edith Kangas
Hi Penny,
Just like Paul, I was surfing around and saw your gorgeous son! Great to see you on this site too. I am new to it and am just observing for now. See you on the flip side.
Take care,
Edith
ThroughMyEyes
PennyEdwardes
Hi Edith! Glad to see you here! Thanks for the comment too!
Shree
I have seen all your work and every work is different…you are truely tallented and specially this pic speaks a lot more than words…what a perfect light & shadow shown by you…amazing.
PennyEdwardes
Thankyou so much Shree! I gave this particular portrait to my dearest friend Belinda.
TheDigitalSoul
I love this portrait…its beautiful and eerie in it’s own way. Great job!
PennyEdwardes
Thanks Digital….this is my son…he will be 1 year old in two weeks!
mlgkats
awesome as always he is precious love the eyes well done
PennyEdwardes
Thanks so much mlgkats! He gets bigger by the day!
Heatherdj
Beautiful! I love his eyes!
PennyEdwardes
LOL! Thanks so much Heather! Luke has his first birthday on Friday!
Lucindawind
hes a little doll !
PennyEdwardes replied
Thanks Lu…I really should do some more of him…he’s 12 months old now!
coffeebean
Penny you have a great style, this is so sweet, yes do some more of him….he WILL be off getting married before you know it!!!
PennyEdwardes replied
Thanks coffee…I know…it scares me to even think about my little boy growing up!
coffeebean
Every stage as they grow is such a special one…er maybe except for the terrible two’s and that horrendous hitting puberty time!!!! Lol all good….mine are 22 and 23 now and we all survived!
PennyEdwardes replied
LOL! Luke is just starting to walk now….and climb! I barely have time to scratch my bum!!
coffeebean
LOL yep I remember!!
PennyEdwardes replied
I presume it will get easier?? lol! But as you say, there’s the terrible twos, then teens who eat you out of house and home….then theres girlfriends….oh god!! Then there’s cars! AARRGGHH!!
coffeebean
LOL oh gosh now I’ve got you going!!!...one day at a time girl. LOL oh dear don’t think too far ahead DO NOT DO IT…you’ll be gray before your time!!! All will be fine truly!!!
PennyEdwardes replied
ROFL!! I’ve pulled out half of my hair already! lol!
apjenkins
this is a gorgeous piece of art work a really lovely work of your son .
PennyEdwardes replied
Thankyou Alice! I’m going to have to draw one of Peter when he’s born!
Jerome K-i
like this, u captured his innocense
PennyEdwardes replied
Thanks Jerome!
Carol & Kev Ha...
Simply beautiful, so creatively pencilled, great work!!
PennyEdwardes replied
Carol, thankyou….I greatly appreciate it!
Di Kuschert
This is a wonderful portrait, it really caught my eye while browsing. Hope you intent to keep drawing your son at regular intervals, if he’s lucky, he’ll inherit your marvelous talent.
midnightdreamer
Penny : ) This is so wonderful, a darling little baby boy, children are such gifts! Hope you are well and congratulations on the new bundle of joy my friend!!!
mysteryfaith
precious
Jase812
Brilliant work ,well done.
Shannon Clough
That is the cutest little face I ever did see :^) Beautiful work!
Anastasiia Kuc...
what a cuuuute baby))))
Farmncamera
I could not stop looking at your art! You are with out doubt one of THE best artists I have ever seen. I was mesmerized at each work…. What a gift you have.. And each piece is a treasure. What else can I say… :)
Luke Shaw
gorgeous, brilliant work! My sons due this month hope he’s as cute.
Helena Babic
So beautiful, he looks like a doll xx
Rosina Lamberti
Beautiful work,
PennyEdwardes replied
Thankyou Rosina! I’ve been so far behind commenting it’s not funny! Thankyou!
KimberlyNic
What a wonderful personal portrait! You are truely gifted Penny, im amazed at all of your works, curses to slowband for not allwoingme to open them all up to study them!
Nikki Farrow
WOW!!!!!!
PennyEdwardes replied
Thanks so much again Nikki! I’ve been a bit slack with the comments as you can see!
F.A. Moore
Eyes wide with wonder and excitement at his new world. It’s just beautiful!
PennyEdwardes replied
Thankyou so much Frannie! Little luke is two now….god they grow up fast!
bev langby
beautiful i love the lost and found edges in this , hes gorgeous…..
PennyEdwardes replied
Thanks Bev! He’s rather cute I must admit!
Emily Peak
This is so sweet Penny!
PennyEdwardes replied
You are a darling Em! Thanks so much!
F.A. Moore
Congratulations on being featured
Inside Solo magazine, vol. 4!
Inside Solo is the Art News and Resource magazine from Solo Exhibition.
Sticky Flower
this is absolutely beautiful!It has a very vintage feel to it.What beautiful eyes :-)