Releasing The Strength Within
Pastel and pastel pencil on sennelier la carte
40×50 cms
Releasing The Strength Within belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , "Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), Contemporary Pastel Painters (2 per day), Realist Traditional Art, United Kingdom and Works On Paper Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
Dawnsky2
this is AWESOME!!! very beautiful, simply stunning,,,,,,,x
Jaeda DeWalt
She is beautiful VAL . . .
I love her luminous, caramel skin and exquisite bone structure . . . so graceful.
She exudes a quiet reverence and inner-strength.
your amazing
Brian Towers
Those smooth textures are total perfection Valerie. Do you use blenders?
Valerie Simms replied
I use my fingers and cotton buds Brian :) they dont last long you have to keep changing them but they are cheap and do the job!....the cotton buds that is :)
Carlos Solorza
Valerie, i can’t seem to find the proper words. Truly a sensational work of art. Truly masterful.
She is very beautiful.
I’m in total awe.
ShellzArt
Gorgeous piece.
Kathryn Pedroza
I have to agree with Carlos… words escape me, this is just stunning…One of your best!!!
David ( Cheech...
excellent work :) so cool :)
Antanas
great capture
Jean M. Laffitau
Soft, beautiful portrait!
lazart
Valerie , fantastic work ! ... one of your best , love it !
Helene Kippert
Wonderful work
Mark Peterson
Beautifully done artwork, very nice portrait…
cherokee
Soo beautiful, Fantastic work
Hidemi Tada
excellent portrait.
Ciska
Fantastic work, she is sooooo beautiful
Samuel Durkin
A Great super realist style.
CateTownsend
Very soft moving and beautiful
marlaakajake
A masterpiece!
helene ruiz
fantastic
Shelley Heath
Wow! At first I thought this was a photo… your work is incredible and so life like. Amazing
JoAnnHayden
Stunning art work, executed beautifuly
Lee Wilde
Valerie Simms replied
Thankyou so much Lee
Carole Russell
Amazing work. The softness of the skin – you could touch it
sweetscent62
Wow.. what can I say..? This is so beautiful and emotive.. well done Valerie! : ) Wendy
Olga
Fabulous work! Powerful and touching.
Joseph Johnson
very nice piece! I love the smooth tones! Your a master at pastels.
thepaintedsoul
Gorgeous! So sensitively rendered. Love it!
Renee Dawson
Absolutely beautiful work Valerie. You are a very talented artist!
Lynda Robinson
Beautiful! The detail is amazing.
Helen Miles
This is just amazing Valerie, such detail! Wonderful.
bubbleblue
beautiful work
KiimiG
really prettty -well done
David J. Vande...
This is awesome.. one of my favorites!!!
shaquayla
PERFECT.
cdcantrell
very nicely done.
KENDALL EUTEMEY
Hi Valerie. Your work is truly outstanding. This is so beautiful and of course I love Bob Marley. Peace!
Alice McMahon ...
I need some work from you girl! I need features! :)
dawndavies
fabulous piece,dawn
Shakira Rivers
Wow! Amazing work!!!
Alice McMahon ...
Congratulations! This work has been FEATURED in the Contemporary Pastel Painters Group
castlearts
I seem to be in a long list of admirers of your work. Stunning image.
Lenora Brown
Impeccable work. I usually comment on pieces that look much like a photograph. The skin is flawless and the dredds looks so real….really, the was done very well.