Dear Departed Drawings

What originally started as a New Years resolution to draw more, 365 days of drawings turned into practice for myself and a gift for a friend on day seven and dear departed drawings on day fifty.

Deciding to bring love and light to friends, strangers and loved ones by gifting a drawn portrait of a dearly departed family member.  Each drawing subject has touched me deeply and inspired me to create.

In 2014, I lined up a full year of portraits of our departed loved ones.  Depending on the detail of the photo, each portrait took approximately 40-60 hours to complete.  Each portrait is featured here alongside my own thoughts, stories, feelings and even words from the recipients.  Completed hand drawn portraits are given to the chosen persons.

I've decided I will be drawing portraits until the day comes where I can no longer hold a pencil.  So keep coming back to check on me.





Leigh Baxter
"Eternal Embrace"











Dustin Middaugh (Houd)
"Penny For Your Thoughts"







 



Violet LeDrew
"Mother of Three"













Neil Benjamin
"Brothers"











Kole Allingham
"Matching Chins"








 

Lucia Yingst
"Light and Peace"










Alice
"Guardian"








 Joel 
Day one



Coming soon (order to be determined) .....


Brubaker

Herman

Engroff

Poppa

Lindsay

Conner

Addyson






"Cosmo"

Portrait of a dear departed friends
black lab completed in 2008







 Jimi Hendrix
"Are You Experienced"

First portrait ever drawn
during my senior year of High
School in 1998






6 comments:

  1. Pam DochterOctober 27, 2014 at 6:25 PM

    You are so talented. It is so amazing!!

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  2. Thunder RoseFebruary 26, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    Amazing work! Really amazing!

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    1. UnknownFebruary 26, 2015 at 4:24 PM

      Thank you! I just can't quiet the passion and emotion inside. Must. Draw.

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  3. Megan BenderJanuary 3, 2016 at 3:44 AM

    You have such talent and passion. I'm so proud of you.

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    1. UnknownJanuary 3, 2016 at 10:17 AM

      Thank you Megan! Our loved ones gone too soon are so missed! I want to draw them all and so I shall keep on keeping on.

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