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Reader Stories: A Special Drawing

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Do you have a drawing that holds a special place in your heart? Maybe it isn't the best drawing you ever did - or maybe it is. Perhaps it's special because of the time and place that you drew it, or because of the subject, or even the person that you gave it to. Share your special drawing and tell us why it has meaning.

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A Precious Child

Because of her, I found I could put into my renderings everything I was feeling but wasn’t able to express. It’s hard to explain but everything I am and who I am is expressed in my art wo…More

A Friend in Need

This was in Houston in 2006. I heard a knock on the door, it was my friend. He was looking for somewhere to rest. To just get away from it all. He laid down the couch and fell asleep within minutes. …More

Still Life for Loggers

I guess because it is the first still life I created and it follows theme of the area I lived in. It's one of the logging areas of Northwest Oregon. I used my oldest sons Hard Hat and my youngest son…More

A Symbolic Dancing Horse

"Dancer" is all I wish I were....lithe, graceful, strong, and able to just dance in the joy of life and living. I do dance, but I can't do it physically anymore, so this is how I express it. From a t…More

Alanis Morrisette Portrait - A New Medium

When I took on this drawing, I didn't have much interest in stippling at all. After completing it, I've been stippling for years since. I'm a chronic napkin stippler while talking on the phone.And mo…More

A Sleepy Child

It's of my son! I know it's a technically poor drawing, but I don't mind - I distinctly remember drawing it. I can picture him snuggled on his pillow and the light in the room. I have a terrible memo…More

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