Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Simon Aberle

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This one I had on my ‘to do’ list for a while, but I kept putting it off because I knew it was going to be a challenge.
Once I started it however, it eventually came together bit by bit.
It is my daughter Chloe being her naturally radiant and colourful self.
For the first time i used no blending tools; no tissue, no paper stumps. This is all done with pencil strokes only!!!

This is the one that the eye in Her Eyes Couldn’t Help But Be Drawn In… was the beginning of.

Completed 28th February, 2009.
Mechanical Graphite pencils 3H, HB & 2B on Reeves A3 white paper.

Original For Sale

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Simon Aberle
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Simon Aberle
  • Julia Thomas

    Julia Thomas

    hahaha i bet your daughter loves it!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Actually she is a bit embarrassed! She asked me, “Do you have to draw that one?” !!!

  • Deborah Holman

    Deborah Holman

    fantastic pencil work very well done

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Deb =]

  • Julia Thomas

    Julia Thomas

    my daughter would love it but then I think she is younger than chloe

  • Simon Aberle replied

    The kids don’t really comment on my drawings…I guess because they witness them coming together. They dont have the wow factor of seeing a finished piece for the first time.
    Although My middle son, Ethan bragged to my brother that he drew this, and the response from my brother – “You Wish”

  • carss66

    carss66

    awesome work,a true artist

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much mate!

  • JodsStar

    JodsStar

    Oh wow its awesome …you are so damn talented !!! She is gorgeous ,must be a Chloe thing my daughters name is Chloe as well :-)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks heaps!
    Unfortunately Chloe is a very common name now ;)

  • JodsStar

    JodsStar

    Your welcome
    I know it wasn’t when I named my daughter .

  • carss66

    carss66

    your welcome

  • Megan Eckersley

    Megan Eckersley

    Wow! This is amazing – I love it!
    You are so incredibly talented Simon.
    It’s always a joy to see what you come up with. =)
    God Bless.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Megan!
    It’s nice to know people are watching me and waiting so intently :)

  • Marlene Piccolin

    Marlene Piccolin

    Patience? You say I have patience?! This one done with no blending tissue or stumps seems the epitome of patience to me. Wonderful piece. Thanks for the kind words.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    My pleasure. Your work is superb :)
    I was very tempted to use blending techniques, as i do in all of my other work, but I wanted to challenge myself!

  • whitehawk60

    whitehawk60

    very nice pices of work

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks buddy

  • Matt Bottos

    Matt Bottos

    Wow … awesome job simon. When I first looked I just laughed as it captures that “fun” aspect so well… then I looked some more at the detail… the rendering is amazing! Chloe’s features really pop from the paper. It really radiates her child-like essence. Which is probably why she is embarrased. All kids want to be grown up. I’m sure she we love it when she gets older though. Well done mate!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much Matt, I really appreciate your detailed comments :)

  • Geoffrey Cullen

    Geoffrey Cullen

    Brilliant work,well done!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Cheers Geoff

  • DarkStars

    DarkStars

    Oh my Lord, words escape me, your talent is beyond compare, an absolute delight :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Well thankyou so much!
    I don’t know about ‘beyond compare’, I look at so much artwork on here and I see how high the bar is, and I’m determined to get to that level…
    But I’m glad you like my work so much :)

  • aheart2heart

    aheart2heart

    I love this…so funny…it has brightened my day…...I love seeing how this came together. Brilliant

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks again =]

  • David J. Vanderpool

    David J. Vande...

    Sime , Your work getting better and better with each posting, WOW… I love the emotion, the laughter, and the style you used here! Drawing all lines takes longer and even though to blend with a tool is tempting, you get far better results as I showed you here. WELL DONE!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks!
    It was YOU that inspired me to try to not use blending tools!
    I can’t guarantee that I won’t go back, but I’ll try to persevere :)

  • Sharon Perrett

    Sharon Perrett

    Wow, a totally awesome drawing, fantastic work, love the face pull LOL

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Cheers. She has a massive array of expressions. I’m now thinking I’d like to catch her sulking… She does that REALLY WELL!

  • Karen Townsend

    Karen Townsend

    lol gorgeous

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Cheers!

  • jwinman

    jwinman

    amazing picture! love it!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much!

  • stevetg101

    stevetg101

    This is an awsome piece!!! Nice work mate

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks heaps matey

  • Margaret Harris

    Margaret Harris

    Simone…this drawing “Rocks”...Love it !...Especially the eyeball thing you got going there..Love your site. Your the Man !!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Wow thanks Margaret! I love your work too sista!

  • Julialala

    Julialala

    amazing!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much Julialala, and what an interesting name!

  • Julialala

    Julialala

    Lol, thanks, I got the ‘lala’ added to my name because I’m always singing. =]

  • Jo Hoden "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'...

    Fabulous work…:o)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much!!!

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    I can’t believe how accurately you have drawn this Simon! What amazing work!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks! I’m a perfectionist, so I’ll not be happy with anything less than precise ; )
    All I can say is thank God for the ruler !

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    This is aweosme. You are very talented.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanking you so muchly :)

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau

    WOW!!! What a FANTASTIC work!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Cheers Jean!!

  • evee

    evee

    wow this is amazing job well done :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thank you evee I appreciate that :)

  • Jeff Clark

    Jeff Clark

    Such amazing work and I love the progression shown. The detail and emotion is staggering!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks for the extensive comment Jeff

  • Little Rascals Studio

    Little Rascals...

    amazing!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks!

  • Lora Garcelon

    Lora Garcelon

    I love everything about this – amazing work!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thankyou Lora!

  • Paul Starkey

    Paul Starkey

    Another great piece. Well done.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Paul!

  • trekka

    trekka

    You are just freeeeking amazing at what you do. FANTASTIC work all the time!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Hey thanx that is a rippa comment cheers mate

  • VintageXposure

    VintageXposure

    wow, i can’t get over this…thought it was a photo…you are seriously one talented individual…SERIOUSLY!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Wow seriously thanks for the great comment, seriously!

  • VintageXposure

    VintageXposure

    I literally grabbed my friend and showed him your portfolio…YA seriously!!! :D

  • Ross Aberlé

    Ross Aberlé

    I hope the wind doesn’t change!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    It already did, that’s the problem :)

  • ISMAIL ALAOUI ABDALLAOUI

    ISMAIL ALAOUI ...

    this is great,
    i want to do like this, but i always run out of patience
    and go to draw very fast, but im now working on one very slowly
    to see what it gets, i hope you will come to take a look at my gallery
    it will be my honour

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks mate.
    It’s just a bit at a time, a couple of hours a night.
    If I rush it, it will look rushed, and I wont be happy with the result because i feel like I have wrecked it.
    I have looked at your gallery and you have some impressive work there my friend!

  • abfabphoto

    abfabphoto

    hahahaha Simon this is great! :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much :)

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Fantastic bit of work here!!! Love it…congratulations on your feature…well deserved!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks!

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    awesome;

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Fank UUUUU :)

  • Fotography by Felisa ~

    Fotography by ...

    Great imagination and detail. Enjoyable and amazing.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much!

  • Smogmonkey

    Smogmonkey

    i am blown away by thise pice of art m8 :) i could safely say this is the most impressive piece of work i have seen on this site :) you can see how much time effort and patience has gone into this! VERY WELL DONE! :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Wow that is a big call! thanks! I feel honoured

  • Ciska

    Ciska

    Oh my God, you have such wonderful talent, this is brilliant, as all your works!!!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much :)

  • Enoeda

    Enoeda

    Brilliant is not the right wording to capture your talent!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thank you! Well what is? lol

  • Claire Aberlé

    Claire Aberlé

    You know this is my favourite, right? x

  • Simon Aberle replied

    I do now :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    this is just awsome!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thank you Pat

  • Martin Lynch-Smith

    Martin Lynch-S...

    Incredible attention to detail :) Excellent expression, very mischevous lol.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Martin!

  • Junior Mclean

    Junior Mclean

    Awesome job man!!! Very nice!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Junior!

  • Alma Lee

    Alma Lee

    Absolute perfection Simon. And no blending it has an excellent freshness. Stunning!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks Alma!!

  • Chris Baker

    Chris Baker

    Haha! Magnificent sketch Simon! Always a challenge drawing unusual expressions, and you’ve nailed it perfectly ;)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much Chris :)

  • Nancy Vice

    Nancy Vice

    lol she’s a goof! your work is awesome and this one is truly a work of art from both of you! :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks for all of your comments, I truly appreciate every one!

  • RebeccaWeston

    RebeccaWeston

    AM_AZ_ING !!! XX
    Becca

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks again Becca, you’re too kind :)

  • abfabphoto

    abfabphoto

    This has always been a fave of mine.

    Congrats on your honorable mention win in the Kids are Silly challenge!!! You are featured on our groups homepage :)

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much!
    I’m honoured ;)
    how did I get an honorable mention win when I didn’t make it into the top ten?

  • abfabphoto

    abfabphoto

    Well thats our point exactly. We choose one image that we think is fantastic, despite that image not getting enough votes to place in the top 10, but we still want to feature it, so we call it a “honorable mention”!! :)

    CONGRATS!!

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks, I really appreciate that so very much :)

  • WiredMarys

    WiredMarys

    Truly a fantastic piece of work. Is that not like a kid or what? I remember making those faces. too much fun.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Yep she’s a typical kid alright! Don’t know where she gets that sillyness from :)
    Thanks for the comment

  • Lenora Brown

    Lenora Brown

    You know if you don’t use any other tools but a pencil and have those kinds of results – you are a professional artist.

    Excellent work and congratulations on the feature.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much for the kind words!

  • JennyArmitage

    JennyArmitage

    Oh my oh my! That’s wondrous.

  • Simon Aberle replied

    Thanks so much

  • DON CASTILLO

    DON CASTILLO 23 days ago

    reminds me of my self portrait “sometimes you feel like a nut” ,,great drawing!

  • Simon Aberle replied 21 days ago

    Thanks

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